英语词汇“fall to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

> as lemmas

to fall to

†1. intransitive. To happen, occur. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)]

becomec888

i-tidec888

falleOE

ywortheOE

i-limp975

belimpOE

i-timeOE

worthOE

tidea1131

goa1200

arearc1275

syec1275

betide1297

fere1297

risea1350

to come aboutc1350

overcomea1382

passa1393

comea1400

to come in (also to, on, etc.) placea1400

eschew?a1400

chevec1400

shapec1400

hold1462

to come (also go) to pass1481

proceed?1518

occura1522

bechance1527

overpass1530

sorta1535

succeed1537

adventurec1540

to fall toc1540

success1545

to fall forth1569

fadge1573

beword?1577

to fall in1578

happen1580

event1590

arrive1600

offer1601

grow1614

fudge1615

incur1626

evene1654

obvene1654

to take place1770

transpire1775

to go on1873

to show up1879

materialize1885

break1914

cook1932

to go down1946

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 43^v Noman..ferd is for fortune till it falle to.

2. intransitive. Of a door, gate, etc.: to close, become closed. Cf. to adv. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > become closed or shut [verb (intransitive)] > become closed (of a door, window, etc.)

shut1470

steeka1500

to fall to1565

sneck1871

to shut to1912

1565 J. Hall Anat. 3rd Treat. iv. vi. 83 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. A certayne lyttle couerynge like a flappe,..whyche by the fallynge course of vrine, is driuen open at the entrance therof into the bladder: but after wardes fallynge to agayne, it..closelye shutteth the entrance.

1593 G. Peele Honovr of Garter sig. D Fames great double doores fell to and shutt.

1654 W. Jenkyn Expos. Jude: 2nd Pt. 673 An unskilful serving-man, who opens the gate for his Master, but lets it fall to again, so as that he himselfe is hindred from following.

1790 J. Macdonald Trav. Europe, Asia, & Afr. 337 The person comes in and walks up stairs, then the door falls to again.

1853 G. S. Raymond in L. C. Moulton Waverley Garland 208 The sound of the gate falling to against the post, as we entered, aroused the family.

1889 ‘M. Maartens’ Sin of Joost Avelingh I. i. x. 130 The oaken door fell to behind them.

1935 Virginia Q. Rev. 11 297 The old plowshares..chinked as the gate fell to.

2010 D. Nicholas Something Red (2013) 263 He stepped through into the corridor, letting the thick cloth fall to behind him.

3. intransitive. To begin doing something, esp. in a purposeful or energetic manner; spec. (a) to begin fighting; to come to blows; (b) to begin eating voraciously or with relish. Cf. to adv. 6, to fall to —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)]

beginc1000

onginOE

aginOE

ginc1175

to go tillc1175

to take onc1175

comsea1225

fanga1225

to go toc1275

i-ginc1275

commencec1320

to get (also get down, go, go adown, set, set down) to workc1400

to lay to one's hand(sc1405

to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410

to set toc1425

standa1450

to make to1563

to fall to it1570

to start out1574

to fall to1577

to run upon ——1581

to break off1591

start1607

to set in1608

to set to one's hands1611

to put toa1616

to fall ona1625

in1633

to fall aboard1642

auspicatea1670

to set out1693

to enter (into) the fray1698

open1708

to start in1737

inchoate1767

to set off1774

go1780

start1785

to on with1843

to kick off1857

to start in on1859

to steam up1860

to push off1909

to cut loose1923

to get (also put) the show on the road1941

to get one's arse in gear1948

society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > fight [verb (intransitive)] > come to blows

to come to strokes1297

to fall in hand (also hands)1448

to fall to1577

come (or go), fall, get to blows1594

to go or fall to cuffsa1616

to fall, get, go to loggerheads1671

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eat [verb (intransitive)] > begin to eat

to fall aboard1498

to fall to1577

to stand toa1616

win to1816

to get to1827

to dig in1912

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1451/2 The Englishmen fell to and replyed with strokes.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. v. 98 My Lord, wilt please you to fall to ?

1636 J. Carpenter tr. Ovid Remedy of Love ii. 29 If thou art hungry, thou wilt not refraine When meat's before thee, to fall to againe.

1654 Ex Ungue Leonem sig. C3^v A while she stops..: Then in a trice falls to again, renews Her itching wriglings.

1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 101 Let us fall too, and consider of some good things to advance the Woollen Manufactures.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub iv. 105 Come Brothers, said Peter, fall to, and spare not; here is excellent good Mutton.

1752 London Mag. Feb. 89/1 They renewed their work, and in the afternoon, just as they were going to leave off, they heard a hollow noise, like a groan, from under a part of the snow. This made them fall to with great vigour.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. ii. 39 We fall to upon these dainties.

1865 F. Parkman Champlain iii, in Pioneers of France in New World 223 I have seen our curé and the minister..fall to with their fists on questions of faith.

1886 E. Whitaker Tip Cat (new ed.) xv. 199 Dick, finding a spare rake, fell to and worked with a will.

1957 National Jewish Post 25 Jan. (Indiana ed.) 12/2 Siler, unable to decide on a winner, ordered five rounds more. Nothing loath, the lads fell to again.

2001 D. Pirie Patient's Eyes (2007) 107 I needed no encouragement and fell to with a vengeance... It seemed like weeks since I had eaten.

extracted from fallv.

to fall to ——

†1. intransitive. Hunting. To pick up (a scent or trail); to track, pick up the scent of (an animal). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > follow (a track or trail) > find track and follow

to fall to ——c1400

track1799

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1425 Þe howndeȝ..fellen..fast to þe fuyt.

c1475 (a1400) Awntyrs Arthure (Taylor) in J. Robson Three Early Eng. Metrical Romances (1842) 1 (MED) Thay hom dyȝt into the depe dellus, Fellun to tho femalus.

2. intransitive.Cf. to fall to 3 at Phrasal verbs 1, and cf. also to fall to work at Phrases 1c(a), to fall to it at Phrases 1c(b), and sense 47d.

a. To begin to eat (food, a meal), esp. voraciously or with relish. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eat [verb (transitive)] > begin to eat

to fall to ——c1440

to fall unto ——1587

c1440 (?a1400) Sir Perceval (1930) l. 1326 Þay felle to þaire fude.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 4587 A wolfe..Quen he has faute of his flesch he fallis to þe soile!

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark v. f. xli^v At the length he is vnbound, and falleth to his meate.

1593 B. Rich Greenes Newes sig. G^v Comfort your selfe whilst your meate is warme, plucke vppe your stomake and fall to your breakfast.

a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd i. vii. 24 in Wks. (1640) III Fall to your cheese-cakes, curdes, and clawted creame.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. iii. 52 When this is done they fall to their Meat. I saw one of these Grave-Feasts.

1730 W. Reading Fifty Eight Serm. III. v. 56 The abstinence of the day..only whetted them to fall to their Supper with the greater gust.

1852 Church Oct. 273/1 He fell to his meat with a hearty appetite.

1915 J. Buchan Salute to Adventurers (1917) iii. 40 Gib shook himself like a great dog, and fell to his breakfast without a word.

2012 E. Dymott Every Contact leaves Trace 161 He would laugh as he came in and my mother and he would fall to their supper, silently.

†b. To begin using or resort to using (a given object) in order to engage in a particular activity which is implied or understood. Obsolete.Often with nouns used metonymically, as to fall to the sword: to begin fighting; to fall to one's oars: to begin rowing; to fall to one's books: to begin reading, writing, or studying.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)]

fang855

runOE

to take to ——?c1225

seeka1300

goc1390

to have (one's or a) recourse toc1405

recourse?a1425

suit1450

to take (also make or make one's) recourse to (also into)c1456

repairc1475

to fall to ——1490

recur1511

to take unto ——1553

flee1563

betake1590

retreat1650

to call on ——1721

devolve1744

to draw upon ——1800

to draw on ——a1817

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xix. 419 Now, lordes, make you redy, and see that every man fall to his armures, for I wyl now gyve assaute to mountalban.

1568 C. Watson tr. Polybius Hystories f. 78 In gret rage and anger they fell to their weapons, nothing regarding Hanno, or the other captains.

1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man v. 544 Julius..would haue his speare in his left hand, and his pen in his right hand: he neuer vnarmed himselfe but he would presently fall to his booke.

1651 C. Sydenham False Brother 29 When the Scots saw all this would not do, they fall to their pens, and shoot up and down their paper pellets against the Army.

1679 I. Bargrave tr. F. Micanzio Exact Discov. Myst. Iniquity 14 The Master of a Galley..with once whistling makes all the Galley Slaves fall to their Oars.

1759 T. Flloyd tr. T.-S. Gueullette Tartarian Tales 302 The unhappy Creatures were no sooner stretched out on the Floor, than the Murderers fell to their Horn, but the Wretches were deaf to their Musick.

1886 Warren (Pa.) Mail 7 Sept. The pupils fall to their books, their music exercises, etc., at certain hours.

1908 Christian Observer (Louisville, Kentucky) 9 Sept. 20/4 He fell to his books with a right good will, and when spelling time came, astonished both master and pupils.

1916 G. Moore Brook Kerith (new ed.) ix. 95 There was no use arguing with the ferryman, who after a long stare fell to his oars.

†3. intransitive. To agree to or comply with (a proposal, course of action, etc.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [verb (transitive)]

cordc1380

to give handsa1425

to fall to ——a1450

agree1472

to go into ——1540

astipulate1548

subscribe1560

seal1579

suffragate1606

give1621

assent1637

homologate1644

to take up with1673

affirmative1775

chorus1836

yea-say1887

yes1915

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > consent to [verb (transitive)]

thave835

baithea1350

consentc1386

accordc1400

agreea1413

sustainc1425

to fall to ——a1450

exalt1490

avow1530

to stand satisfactory to1576

teem1584

assent1637

to close with1654

fiat1831

to stand in1911

wear1925

a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) l. 774 (MED) Thorgh counsayl of the lordes alle To her desyre pleynly she is falle, And accorded..That of Thebes Edippus shal be kyng.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. clxi. 195 I wold gladly fall to any reasonable way.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxiiii^v The citiezens..fell to this pact.

1612 S. Lennard tr. P. de Mornay Mysterie Iniquitie 595 They fell to this agreement, That Adolph should possesse till his death the places which he had surprised.

1683 W. Penn in N. Crouch Eng. Empire in Amer. (1685) 118 He fell to the Bounds of the Land they had agreed to dispose of, and the Price.

extracted from fallv.

as lemmas

单词	fall to
释义	> as lemmas to fall to to fall to †1. intransitive. To happen, occur. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)] becomec888 i-tidec888 falleOE ywortheOE i-limp975 belimpOE i-timeOE worthOE tidea1131 goa1200 arearc1275 syec1275 betide1297 fere1297 risea1350 to come aboutc1350 overcomea1382 passa1393 comea1400 to come in (also to, on, etc.) placea1400 eschew?a1400 chevec1400 shapec1400 hold1462 to come (also go) to pass1481 proceed?1518 occura1522 bechance1527 overpass1530 sorta1535 succeed1537 adventurec1540 to fall toc1540 success1545 to fall forth1569 fadge1573 beword?1577 to fall in1578 happen1580 event1590 arrive1600 offer1601 grow1614 fudge1615 incur1626 evene1654 obvene1654 to take place1770 transpire1775 to go on1873 to show up1879 materialize1885 break1914 cook1932 to go down1946 c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 43^v Noman..ferd is for fortune till it falle to. 2. intransitive. Of a door, gate, etc.: to close, become closed. Cf. to adv. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > become closed or shut [verb (intransitive)] > become closed (of a door, window, etc.) shut1470 steeka1500 to fall to1565 sneck1871 to shut to1912 1565 J. Hall Anat. 3rd Treat. iv. vi. 83 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. A certayne lyttle couerynge like a flappe,..whyche by the fallynge course of vrine, is driuen open at the entrance therof into the bladder: but after wardes fallynge to agayne, it..closelye shutteth the entrance. 1593 G. Peele Honovr of Garter sig. D Fames great double doores fell to and shutt. 1654 W. Jenkyn Expos. Jude: 2nd Pt. 673 An unskilful serving-man, who opens the gate for his Master, but lets it fall to again, so as that he himselfe is hindred from following. 1790 J. Macdonald Trav. Europe, Asia, & Afr. 337 The person comes in and walks up stairs, then the door falls to again. 1853 G. S. Raymond in L. C. Moulton Waverley Garland 208 The sound of the gate falling to against the post, as we entered, aroused the family. 1889 ‘M. Maartens’ Sin of Joost Avelingh I. i. x. 130 The oaken door fell to behind them. 1935 Virginia Q. Rev. 11 297 The old plowshares..chinked as the gate fell to. 2010 D. Nicholas Something Red (2013) 263 He stepped through into the corridor, letting the thick cloth fall to behind him. 3. intransitive. To begin doing something, esp. in a purposeful or energetic manner; spec. (a) to begin fighting; to come to blows; (b) to begin eating voraciously or with relish. Cf. to adv. 6, to fall to —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] beginc1000 onginOE aginOE ginc1175 to go tillc1175 to take onc1175 comsea1225 fanga1225 to go toc1275 i-ginc1275 commencec1320 to get (also get down, go, go adown, set, set down) to workc1400 to lay to one's hand(sc1405 to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410 to set toc1425 standa1450 to make to1563 to fall to it1570 to start out1574 to fall to1577 to run upon ——1581 to break off1591 start1607 to set in1608 to set to one's hands1611 to put toa1616 to fall ona1625 in1633 to fall aboard1642 auspicatea1670 to set out1693 to enter (into) the fray1698 open1708 to start in1737 inchoate1767 to set off1774 go1780 start1785 to on with1843 to kick off1857 to start in on1859 to steam up1860 to push off1909 to cut loose1923 to get (also put) the show on the road1941 to get one's arse in gear1948 society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > fight [verb (intransitive)] > come to blows to come to strokes1297 to fall in hand (also hands)1448 to fall to1577 come (or go), fall, get to blows1594 to go or fall to cuffsa1616 to fall, get, go to loggerheads1671 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eat [verb (intransitive)] > begin to eat to fall aboard1498 to fall to1577 to stand toa1616 win to1816 to get to1827 to dig in1912 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1451/2 The Englishmen fell to and replyed with strokes. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. v. 98 My Lord, wilt please you to fall to ? View more context for this quotation 1636 J. Carpenter tr. Ovid Remedy of Love ii. 29 If thou art hungry, thou wilt not refraine When meat's before thee, to fall to againe. 1654 Ex Ungue Leonem sig. C3^v A while she stops..: Then in a trice falls to again, renews Her itching wriglings. 1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 101 Let us fall too, and consider of some good things to advance the Woollen Manufactures. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub iv. 105 Come Brothers, said Peter, fall to, and spare not; here is excellent good Mutton. 1752 London Mag. Feb. 89/1 They renewed their work, and in the afternoon, just as they were going to leave off, they heard a hollow noise, like a groan, from under a part of the snow. This made them fall to with great vigour. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. ii. 39 We fall to upon these dainties. 1865 F. Parkman Champlain iii, in Pioneers of France in New World 223 I have seen our curé and the minister..fall to with their fists on questions of faith. 1886 E. Whitaker Tip Cat (new ed.) xv. 199 Dick, finding a spare rake, fell to and worked with a will. 1957 National Jewish Post 25 Jan. (Indiana ed.) 12/2 Siler, unable to decide on a winner, ordered five rounds more. Nothing loath, the lads fell to again. 2001 D. Pirie Patient's Eyes (2007) 107 I needed no encouragement and fell to with a vengeance... It seemed like weeks since I had eaten. extracted from fallv. to fall to —— to fall to —— †1. intransitive. Hunting. To pick up (a scent or trail); to track, pick up the scent of (an animal). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > follow (a track or trail) > find track and follow to fall to ——c1400 track1799 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1425 Þe howndeȝ..fellen..fast to þe fuyt. c1475 (a1400) Awntyrs Arthure (Taylor) in J. Robson Three Early Eng. Metrical Romances (1842) 1 (MED) Thay hom dyȝt into the depe dellus, Fellun to tho femalus. 2. intransitive.Cf. to fall to 3 at Phrasal verbs 1, and cf. also to fall to work at Phrases 1c(a), to fall to it at Phrases 1c(b), and sense 47d. a. To begin to eat (food, a meal), esp. voraciously or with relish. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eat [verb (transitive)] > begin to eat to fall to ——c1440 to fall unto ——1587 c1440 (?a1400) Sir Perceval (1930) l. 1326 Þay felle to þaire fude. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 4587 A wolfe..Quen he has faute of his flesch he fallis to þe soile! 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark v. f. xli^v At the length he is vnbound, and falleth to his meate. 1593 B. Rich Greenes Newes sig. G^v Comfort your selfe whilst your meate is warme, plucke vppe your stomake and fall to your breakfast. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd i. vii. 24 in Wks. (1640) III Fall to your cheese-cakes, curdes, and clawted creame. View more context for this quotation 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. iii. 52 When this is done they fall to their Meat. I saw one of these Grave-Feasts. 1730 W. Reading Fifty Eight Serm. III. v. 56 The abstinence of the day..only whetted them to fall to their Supper with the greater gust. 1852 Church Oct. 273/1 He fell to his meat with a hearty appetite. 1915 J. Buchan Salute to Adventurers (1917) iii. 40 Gib shook himself like a great dog, and fell to his breakfast without a word. 2012 E. Dymott Every Contact leaves Trace 161 He would laugh as he came in and my mother and he would fall to their supper, silently. †b. To begin using or resort to using (a given object) in order to engage in a particular activity which is implied or understood. Obsolete.Often with nouns used metonymically, as to fall to the sword: to begin fighting; to fall to one's oars: to begin rowing; to fall to one's books: to begin reading, writing, or studying. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)] fang855 runOE to take to ——?c1225 seeka1300 goc1390 to have (one's or a) recourse toc1405 recourse?a1425 suit1450 to take (also make or make one's) recourse to (also into)c1456 repairc1475 to fall to ——1490 recur1511 to take unto ——1553 flee1563 betake1590 retreat1650 to call on ——1721 devolve1744 to draw upon ——1800 to draw on ——a1817 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xix. 419 Now, lordes, make you redy, and see that every man fall to his armures, for I wyl now gyve assaute to mountalban. 1568 C. Watson tr. Polybius Hystories f. 78 In gret rage and anger they fell to their weapons, nothing regarding Hanno, or the other captains. 1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man v. 544 Julius..would haue his speare in his left hand, and his pen in his right hand: he neuer vnarmed himselfe but he would presently fall to his booke. 1651 C. Sydenham False Brother 29 When the Scots saw all this would not do, they fall to their pens, and shoot up and down their paper pellets against the Army. 1679 I. Bargrave tr. F. Micanzio Exact Discov. Myst. Iniquity 14 The Master of a Galley..with once whistling makes all the Galley Slaves fall to their Oars. 1759 T. Flloyd tr. T.-S. Gueullette Tartarian Tales 302 The unhappy Creatures were no sooner stretched out on the Floor, than the Murderers fell to their Horn, but the Wretches were deaf to their Musick. 1886 Warren (Pa.) Mail 7 Sept. The pupils fall to their books, their music exercises, etc., at certain hours. 1908 Christian Observer (Louisville, Kentucky) 9 Sept. 20/4 He fell to his books with a right good will, and when spelling time came, astonished both master and pupils. 1916 G. Moore Brook Kerith (new ed.) ix. 95 There was no use arguing with the ferryman, who after a long stare fell to his oars. †3. intransitive. To agree to or comply with (a proposal, course of action, etc.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [verb (transitive)] cordc1380 to give handsa1425 to fall to ——a1450 agree1472 to go into ——1540 astipulate1548 subscribe1560 seal1579 suffragate1606 give1621 assent1637 homologate1644 to take up with1673 affirmative1775 chorus1836 yea-say1887 yes1915 the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > consent to [verb (transitive)] thave835 baithea1350 consentc1386 accordc1400 agreea1413 sustainc1425 to fall to ——a1450 exalt1490 avow1530 to stand satisfactory to1576 teem1584 assent1637 to close with1654 fiat1831 to stand in1911 wear1925 a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) l. 774 (MED) Thorgh counsayl of the lordes alle To her desyre pleynly she is falle, And accorded..That of Thebes Edippus shal be kyng. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. clxi. 195 I wold gladly fall to any reasonable way. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxiiii^v The citiezens..fell to this pact. 1612 S. Lennard tr. P. de Mornay Mysterie Iniquitie 595 They fell to this agreement, That Adolph should possesse till his death the places which he had surprised. 1683 W. Penn in N. Crouch Eng. Empire in Amer. (1685) 118 He fell to the Bounds of the Land they had agreed to dispose of, and the Price. extracted from fallv. < as lemmas
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