to descend freely by the force of gravity
to hang down
to lose one's balance and come down to a prostrate position
She slipped and fell on the ice
euphem to drop because wounded or dead, esp to die in battle
said of the face: to assume a look of disappointment or dismay
said of a place: to be captured in war
After a long siege the city fell
to suffer ruin or defeat
in cricket, said of a wicket: to be taken by the bowling side
to become less or lower in level or pitch
Their voices had fallen to a whisper
to decline in value
Shares fell sharply today
archaic to yield to temptation; to sin
to pass, esp involuntarily or suddenly, into a new state or condition
They fell in love
The book fell apart
(usu + on) to occur at a specified time or place
My birthday falls on a Monday
The accent falls on the second syllable
(+ on/to/upon) to become the duty or burden of somebody
It fell to me to break the news
to come within the limits or scope of something
The book falls into the category of teenage fiction
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informal to fall in love with (somebody)
informal to be deceived by (something, e.g. a trick, etc)
to begin to seem sensible or coherent
to begin to make sense or progress
informal to be acquired dishonestly
to attack suddenly or fiercely
informal to display almost excessive eagerness to do something
informal to make great efforts
to fail to achieve a goal or target
to be the responsibility of