fell
To make something fallTo make something fall; especially a tree.
» 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
3 senses(transitive)To make something fall; especially a tree.
fällen
вали́тьvalítʹ, повали́тьpovalítʹ
зруба́тиzrubáty, зру́буватиzrúbuvaty
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
(transitive)To strike down, kill, destroy.
To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.
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
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, fiellan (“to cause to fall, strike doFrom Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, fiellan (“to cause to fall, strike down, fell, cut down, throw down, defeat, destroy, kill, tumble, cause to stumble”), from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną (“to fell, to cause to fall”), causative of Proto-Germanic *fallaną (“to fall”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂peh₃lH-.
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Forms
fells, felling, felled, felledSynonyms
5 synonyms- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow:dropstrike downcut down
- pass away rapidly:flyvanish
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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