fall
To be moved downwardsTo be moved downwards.: To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
» The apple fell from the tree.
Der Apfel ist vom Baum gefallen.
Der Apfel fiel vom Baum.
Яблоко упало с дерева.
Яблуко впало з дерева.
Meaning
25 sensesTo be moved downwards.
(intransitive)To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground.
I fell unconscious on the floor.
fallen, gheie
па́датьpádatʹ, упа́стьupástʹ
па́датиpádaty, упа́стиupásty, впа́стиvpásty
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
(intransitive)To come down, to drop or descend.
The rain fell at dawn.
fallen
па́датьpádatʹ, упа́стьupástʹ, снижа́тьсяsnižátʹsja
па́датиpádaty, зни́жуватисяznýžuvatysja, зни́зитисяznýzytysja
come as if by falling
(intransitive)To come as if by dropping down.
be cast down
(intransitive)To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.
па́датьpádatʹ, упа́стьupástʹ, пастьpastʹ
па́датиpádaty
(intransitive)To be brought to the ground.
fallen
To change, often negatively.
(copulative, intransitive)To become (chiefly used with negative states).
Near-synonyms: become, get, go, turn, come, grow, wax
She has fallen ill.
fallen, werden
be born, used chiefly of lambs
(intransitive)To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
Rome fell to the Goths in 410 AD.
(euphemistic, formal, intransitive)To die, especially in battle or by disease.
This is a monument to all those who fell in the First World War.
die, as in battle or in a hunt
(intransitive)To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
The candidate's poll ratings fell abruptly after the banking scandal.
To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday.
Last year, Commencement fell on June 3.
(intransitive)To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
And so it falls to me to make this important decision.
The estate fell to his brother.
(intransitive)To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
Examples
6303 sentencesThe apple fell from the tree.
Яблуко впало з дерева. — brambury
ruЯблоко упало с дерева. — Selena777
deDer Apfel ist vom Baum gefallen. — MUIRIEL
An apple fell off the tree.
З яблуні впало яблуко. — ascolto
ruС дерева упало яблоко. — marafon
deEin Apfel fiel vom Baum. — Manfredo
The tree fell down by itself.
Дерево впало саме. — deniko
ruДерево само упало. — marafon
deDer Baum ist von alleine umgefallen. — xtofu80
Christmas fell on Saturday that year.
Різдво цього року випало на суботу. — deniko
ruВ тот год Рождество выпало на субботу. — sharptoothed
deWeihnachten fiel in diesem Jahr auf einen Samstag. — al_ex_an_der
The city fell to the enemy.
Місто було захоплено ворогом. — deniko
deDie Stadt fiel in die Hände des Feindes. — Tamy
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 4
By meaning 3
Origin
Verb from Middle English fallen, from Old English feallan (“to fall, fail, decay, die, attVerb from Middle English fallen, from Old English feallan (“to fall, fail, decay, die, attack”), from Proto-West Germanic *fallan (“to fall”), from Proto-Germanic *fallaną (“to fall”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- (“to collapse, fall; to destroy”).
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Forms
falls, falling, fell, fallenPhrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- fall offіти на дно, падатиTo become detached or to drop from.
- fall outпосваритисяTo come out of something by falling.
- fall inдати, даватиTo collapse inwards.
- fall downпадати, впастиTo fall to the ground. To collapse.
- fall backвідступити, відступатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back.
- fall overвалити, повалитиTo fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
- fall awayпомилятися, помилитисяTo cease to support a person or cause.
- fall apartрозпадатися, розвалитисяTo disintegrate, to break into pieces.
More 8
- fall upTo benefit in the long run from what seems initially to be a setback.
- fall onTo experience; to suffer; to fall upon.
- fall forTo be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
- fall intoTo go into something by falling.
- fall aroundTo fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.
- fall throughUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, through.
- fall aboutTo laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.
- fall toTo enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking.
Synonyms
30 synonymsAntonyms
11 antonymsWord family
48 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Describing graphs and trends — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- fell fell
- fell fell asleep
- fall asleep
- fell fell in
- fall in love
- fell fell off
- fell fell down
- and fell fell
- fell fell into
- to fall asleep
- fell fell and
- almost fell fell