fall upon
To experience; to sufferTo experience; to suffer.
» The shadow falls upon the wall.
Der Schatten fällt an die Wand.
Тень падает на стену.
Meaning
4 sensesTo experience; to suffer.
With the rise of the Internet, some media fell upon hard times.
To occur at some particular point in time.
To set upon; to attack suddenly; to invade.
To happen upon, find.
find unexpectedly
Examples
24 sentencesThe shadow falls upon the wall.
ruТень падает на стену. — nina99nv
deDer Schatten fällt an die Wand. — nina99nv
In an emergency he had nothing to fall back upon.
deEr hatte nichts, worauf er im Notfall hätte zurückgreifen können. — Tamy
It fell upon me to take care of my mother.
Fear fell upon her.
ruЕё охватил страх. — marafon
deSie wurde von Furcht befallen. — Manfredo
A strange lassitude fell upon me.
Forms
falls upon, falling upon, fell upon, fallen upon| Base form | fall upon · to fall upon |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls upon |
| Present participle | falling upon |
| Past simple | fell upon |
| Past participle | fallen upon |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
9 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle