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   Fall

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   verb

   • 1. move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control, from a higher to a lower level: "five inches of snow fell through the night" Similar dropdrop downplummetdescendcome downgo downplungesinkdivenosedivetumblepitchcascadetechnical:gravitateOpposite rise
   • ▪ hang down: "hair that was allowed to fall to the shoulders"
   • ▪ (of land) slope downward; drop away: "the field fell gently downhill"
   • ▪ (of someone's eyes or glance) be directed downward: "Albert's eyes fell, and he blushed"
   • ▪ (of someone's face) show dismay or disappointment by appearing to sag or droop: "her face fell as she thought about her life with George"
   • 2. (of a person) lose one's balance and collapse: "he stumbled, tripped, and fell" Similar topple overtumble overkeel overfall downfall overgo head over heelsgo end over endfall headlonggo headlongcollapsefall in a heaptake a spillpitch forwardtriptrip overstumblestaggerslipslidecowpinformal:come a croppergo for sixdated:measure one's lengthOpposite get up
   • ▪ throw oneself down, typically in order to worship or implore someone: "they fell on their knees, rendering thanks to God"
   • ▪ (of a tree, building, or other structure) collapse to the ground.
   • 3. decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality: "imports fell by 12 percent" Similar decreasedeclinediminishfall offdrop offgo downgrow lesslessendwindleplummetplungeslumpsinkfall off a cliffdepreciatedecrease in valuelose valuedecline in pricecheapendevalueinformal:hit the floorgo through the floornosedivetake a nosedivetake a headergo into a tailspincrashOpposite riseincrease
   • ▪ (of a measuring instrument) show a lower reading: "the barometer had fallen a further ten points"
   • 4. be captured or defeated: "the besieged city fell after three months" Similar surrenderyieldsubmitgive ingive upgive waycapitulatesuccumbbe overthrown bybe taken bybe defeated bybe conquered bybe overcome bybe overwhelmed bylose one's position topass into the hands offall victim toOpposite resist
   • ▪ die in battle: "an English leader who had fallen at the hands of the Danes" Similar diebe killedbe slainbe a casualtybe a fatalitybe lostlose one's lifeperishdrop deadmeet one's endmeet one's deathinformal:bite the dustcroakbuy itsnuff itpeg outbite the big onearchaic:decease
   • ▪ (of a government or leader) lose office or be overthrown: "six months later the government fell as a result of mass strikes" Similar surrenderyieldsubmitgive ingive upgive waycapitulatesuccumbbe overthrown bybe taken bybe defeated bybe conquered bybe overcome bybe overwhelmed bylose one's position topass into the hands offall victim toOpposite resist
   • ▪ commit sin; yield to temptation: archaic "it is their husbands' fault if wives do fall"
   • 5. pass into a specified state, situation, or position: "she fell pregnant" Similar becomecome/get to begrowgetturn
   • ▪ occur or take place: "when night fell we managed to crawl back to our lines" Similar occurtake placehappencome aboutcome to passcomearriveappearoccurarisematerialize
   • ▪ be classified or ordered in the way specified: "canals fall within the Minister's brief"

   noun

   • 1. an act of falling or collapsing; a sudden uncontrollable descent: "his mother had a fall, hurting her leg as she alighted from a train" Similar tumbletripspilltopplestumbleslipcollapseinformal:nosediveheadercropper
   • ▪ a controlled act of falling, especially as a stunt or in martial arts: "rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt"
   • ▪ a move which pins the opponent's shoulders on the ground for a count of three.
   • ▪ a state of hanging or drooping downward: "the fall of her hair"
   • ▪ a downward difference in height between parts of a surface: "at the corner of the massif this fall is interrupted by other heights of considerable stature" Similar descentdeclivityslopedownward slopedownward slantinclinedowngradeOpposite ascent
   • ▪ a sudden onset or arrival as if by dropping: "the fall of darkness"
   • 2. a thing which falls or has fallen: "in October came the first thin fall of snow"
   • ▪ a waterfall or cascade: "we camped upriver from the falls" Similar waterfallcascadecataractchutetorrentrapidswhite waterforcearchaic:linn
   • ▪ a downward turn in a melody: literary "that strain again, it had a dying fall"
   • ▪ the parts or petals of a flower that bend downward, especially the outer perianth segments of an iris.
   • 3. a decrease in size, number, rate, or level; a decline: "a big fall in unemployment" Similar declinefalloffdropdropping offdecreasecutlesseningloweringdipdiminishingdwindlingreductionplummetplungeslumpdeteriorationdownswinginformal:nosedivecrashletupOpposite increase
   • 4. a defeat or downfall: "the fall of the Roman Empire" Similar downfallruinruinationcollapsefailuredeclinedeteriorationdegenerationdestructionoverthrowdemisesurrendersurrenderingcapitulationyieldinggiving insubmissionacquiescencesuccumbingresignationlaying down of armsdefeatOpposite rise
   • ▪ a person's moral descent, typically through succumbing to temptation.
   • ▪ the lapse of humankind into a state of sin, ascribed in traditional Jewish and Christian theology to the disobedience of Adam and Eve as described in Genesis. Similar sinsinningwrongdoingtransgressionerroryielding to temptationoffenselapsefall from gracebackslidingoriginal sin
   • 5. autumn: North American "that fall Roosevelt was elected to his first term"

   Word Origin Old Englishfallan, feallan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vallen and German fallen; the noun is partly from the verb, partly from Old Norse fall ‘downfall, sin’.

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   Definition of fall verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, esp. to leave a standing or erect position suddenly: I fell to my knees. to become less or lower; decline: The temperature fell rapidly. to grow less powerful or forceful; subside or abate: The wind fell. to extend downward; hang down: Her hair fell to her waist.

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   noun. us / fɔl/ A2 (also autumn) the season of the year between summer and winter, when leaves fall from the trees. B1. a drop in the number or amount of something: There was a sharp fall in prices this year.

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   noun. a situation when the number or amount of something becomes smaller: There’s been a sharp fall in prices. a drop from a higher level to a lower level: a heavy fall of snow. the season of the year between summer and winter, when leaves fall from the trees. fall. noun. us / fɔl/ A2 (also autumn)

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   What does the noun fall mean? There are 79 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun fall, 17 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. fall has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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   The meaning of fall. Definition of fall. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

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   noun. an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position. that which falls or drops: a heavy fall of rain.