fell
Sharply; fiercelySharply; fiercely.
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» The apple fell from the tree.
Der Apfel ist vom Baum gefallen. — MUIRIEL
Der Apfel fiel vom Baum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Яблоко упало с дерева. — Selena777
Яблуко впало з дерева. — brambury
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1 sensesSharply; fiercely.
Examples
3318 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
Origin
From Middle English fel, fell (“strong, fierce, terrible, cruel, angry”), either from OldFrom Middle English fel, fell (“strong, fierce, terrible, cruel, angry”), either from Old French fel or from Old English *fel, *felo, *fæle (“cruel, savage, fierce”) (only in compounds, wælfel (“bloodthirsty”), ealfelo (“evil, baleful”), ælfæle (“very dire”), etc.), from Proto-West Germanic *fali, *falu, from Proto-Germanic *faluz (“wicked, cruel, terrifying”). Cognate with Old Frisian fal (“cruel”), Middle Dutch fel (“wrathful, cruel, bad, base”), German Low German fell (“rash, swift”), Danish fæl (“disgusting, hideous, ghastly, grim”). Compare also Middle High German vālant (“imp”) and Dutch fel (“fierce, feisty, bitter”). See felon.
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Forms
more fell, most fellWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
Collocations
12 patterns- fell fell
- fell fell asleep
- fell asleep
- fell fell in
- fell fell off
- fell in love
- fell fell down
- and fell fell
- fell fell into
- fell asleep while
- fell off the
- fell asleep on
See also
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