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I. fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] VB intr

1. fall (drop down):

fall
fall rain, snow
fall tree
fall THEAT curtain
to fall flat (joke)
to fall flat (joke)
to fall (down) dead

2. fall:

3. fall bomb, missile, accent, stress:

fall

4. fall (decrease):

fall prices
fall demand
to fall sharply

5. fall temperature:

fall

6. fall (be defeated):

fall
to fall under sb's power

7. fall liter (die in battle):

fall
fall

8. fall REL:

fall

9. fall (occur):

to fall on a Monday

10. fall (happen):

11. fall (belong):

12. fall (hang down):

fall hair, cloth
fall hair, cloth

13. fall (go down):

fall cliff, ground, road

14. fall + adj (become):

to fall asleep
to fall due
to fall foul of a law
to fall foul of sb
to fall ill
to fall vacant

15. fall (enter a particular state):

to fall madly in love (with sb/sth)

Phrases:

to fall into the hands of sb
to fall in line (with sth)
to fall short (of sth)
to fall short (of sth)

II. fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] N

1. fall (drop from a height):

fall

2. fall (decrease):

fall

3. fall (defeat):

fall

4. fall Am (autumn):

fall

5. fall pl (waterfall):

fall

6. fall no pl REL:

the Fall

Phrases:

to take a [or the Am ] fall for sb
to take a [or the Am ] fall for sb

III. fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] ADJ Am

fall

fall about VB intr Brit, Aus inf

fall away VB intr

1. fall away (become detached):

fall away plaster, rock
fall away plaster, rock

2. fall away (slope downward):

fall away

3. fall away Brit, Aus (decrease):

fall away attendance, support
fall away attendance, support

4. fall away (disappear):

fall away feeling

fall back VB intr

1. fall back (move backwards):

fall back crowd

2. fall back (retreat):

fall back army

3. fall back sports:

fall back runner

4. fall back Brit, Aus (decrease):

fall back production, prices
fall back production, prices

fall behind VB intr

1. fall behind a. fig:

fall behind

2. fall behind (fail to do sth on time):

fall behind
fall behind

3. fall behind sports:

fall behind

fall down VB intr

1. fall down:

fall down person
fall down building

2. fall down (be unsatisfactory):

fall down person
fall down idea, argument
to fall down on the job inf

fall for VB trans

to fall for sb
to fall for a trick

fall in VB intr

1. fall in (into water, hole):

fall in

2. fall in (collapse):

fall in roof, ceiling
fall in roof, ceiling

3. fall in MIL:

fall in

fall off VB intr

1. fall off (become detached):

fall off
fall off

2. fall off (decrease):

fall off

fall on VB trans insep

1. fall on date:

fall on

2. fall on (attack):

fall on
to fall on sb ills

3. fall on liter (embrace):

fall on

fall out VB intr

1. fall out (drop out):

fall out of container
fall out teeth, hair

2. fall out inf (quarrel):

fall out

3. fall out MIL:

fall out!

I. fall over VB intr insep

fall over
fall over

II. fall over VB trans

fall over
to fall over oneself to do sth inf

fall through VB intr

fall through
fall through

fall to VB trans insep

1. fall to (be responsibility of):

fall to

2. fall to (fail):

to fall to pieces plan
to fall to pieces relationship
to fall to pieces person

fall upon VB trans

fall upon PHRVB fall on

fall on VB trans insep

1. fall on date:

fall on

2. fall on (attack):

fall on
to fall on sb ills

3. fall on liter (embrace):

fall on

fall guy N Am inf

fall guy

fall-off [ˈfɔ:lɒf, Am -ɑ:f] N

fall-off COMM
fall-off (lessening)

free fall N no pl

free fall
to go into free fall FIN

fall back on, fall back upon VB trans

fall back on
fall back on
Present
Ifall
youfall
he/she/itfalls
wefall
youfall
theyfall
Past
Ifell
youfell
he/she/itfell
wefell
youfell
theyfell
Present Perfect
Ihavefallen
youhavefallen
he/she/ithasfallen
wehavefallen
youhavefallen
theyhavefallen
Past Perfect
Ihadfallen
youhadfallen
he/she/ithadfallen
wehadfallen
youhadfallen
theyhadfallen