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in the PONS Dictionary

falling star N

falling star

I. fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] VB intr

1. fall (drop down):

fall rain, snow
fall tree
fall THEAT curtain

2. fall:

3. fall bomb, missile, accent, stress:

4. fall (decrease):

fall prices
fall demand

5. fall temperature:

6. fall (be defeated):

7. fall liter (die in battle):

8. fall REL:

9. fall (occur):

10. fall (happen):

night was falling

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):

15. fall (enter a particular state):

Phrases:

to fall short (of sth)
to fall short (of sth)

II. fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] N

1. fall (drop from a height):

2. fall (decrease):

3. fall (defeat):

4. fall Am (autumn):

5. fall pl (waterfall):

6. fall no pl REL:

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 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):

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:

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

3. fall behind sports:

fall down VB intr

1. fall down:

fall down person
fall down building
to be falling down

2. fall down (be unsatisfactory):

fall down person
fall down idea, argument

fall for VB trans

fall in VB intr

1. fall in (into water, hole):

2. fall in (collapse):

fall in roof, ceiling
fall in roof, ceiling

3. fall in MIL:

fall off VB intr

1. fall off (become detached):

2. fall off (decrease):

fall on VB trans insep

1. fall on date:

2. fall on (attack):

to fall on sb ills

3. fall on liter (embrace):

fall out VB intr

1. fall out (drop out):

fall out of container
fall out teeth, hair

2. fall out inf (quarrel):

3. fall out MIL:

I. fall over VB intr insep

II. fall over VB trans

fall through VB intr

fall to VB trans insep

1. fall to (be responsibility of):

2. fall to (fail):

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:

2. fall on (attack):

to fall on sb ills

3. fall on liter (embrace):

fall guy N Am inf

fall-off [ˈfɔ:lɒf, Am -ɑ:f] N

fall-off COMM

free fall N no pl

fall back on, fall back upon VB trans

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