to fall

Definition of to fall in English English dictionary: drop; drop off
The leaves were slowly dropping off the tree.; To die, especially in battle
This is a monument to all those who fell in the First World War.; To be allotted to; to arrive through chance or fate
And so it falls to me to make this important decision.; To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated
Rome fell to the Goths in 410 AD.; To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity
Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground.; A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc; The action of a batsman being out; autumn; The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting; A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction; Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed
He set up his rival to take the fall.; The act of moving in a fluid or vacuum under the effect of gravity to a lower position; To become; to be affected by or befallen with a calamity; to change into the state described by words following; to become prostrated literally or figuratively
Our senator fell into disrepute because of the banking scandal.; A loss of greatness or status
the fall of Rome.; To cause something to descend to the ground (to drop it); especially to cause a tree to descend to the ground by cutting it down (felling it)
Ghoaſt . / To morrow in the battaile thinke on me, / And fall thy edgeleſſe ſword, diſpaire and die.; To become
She has fallen ill.
tofall: A shed or building annexed to the wall of a larger one, having its roof formed in a single slope with the top resting against the wall; lean-to
tofall: Decline; settling; end
fall: If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force. Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart attack Bombs fell in the town I ought to seal the boxes up. I don't want the books falling out Twenty people were injured by falling masonry. Fall is also a noun. The helmets are designed to withstand impacts equivalent to a fall from a bicycle
fall: If a person or structure that is standing somewhere falls, they move from their upright position, so that they are then lying on the ground. The woman gripped the shoulders of her man to stop herself from falling We watched buildings fall on top of people and pets He lost his balance and fell backwards. Fall is also a noun. Mrs Briscoe had a bad fall last week. Fall down means the same as fall. I hit him so hard he fell down Children jumped from upper floors as the building fell down around them. + fallen fall·en A number of roads have been blocked by fallen trees
fall: {n} the act of falling, descent, disgrace, ruin
fall: {v} to tumble, drop, cut down, sink, decrease, revolt
fall: {f} tumble; descend; decrease; become; occur on; be victimized
fall: {i} tumble; descent; decrease; collapse; autumn; waterfall; being seduced; slope; (during an attack) landing of any missile (coined during the Israel-Hizbollah conflict in July-August 2006)
Fall: Autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox in late September to the winter solstice in late December
fall: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
fall: If something falls, it decreases in amount, value, or strength. Output will fall by 6% Her weight fell to under seven stones Between July and August, oil product prices fell 0.2 per cent The number of prosecutions has stayed static and the rate of convictions has fallen. a time of falling living standards and emerging mass unemployment. = drop rise Fall is also a noun. There was a sharp fall in the value of the pound
fall: a landslide in which material free falls
fall: to come down, to drop or descend
fall: The surrender of a besieged fortress or town ; as, the fall of Sebastopol
fall: be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
fall: The act of felling or cutting down
fall: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
fall: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
fall: To diminish; to lessen or lower
fall: The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship
fall: That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow
fall: to come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself
fall: to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
fall: to become; to change into the state described by the adjective that follows
fall: That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting
fall: To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into temptation
fall: Witnessed event of meteorite-dropping fireball
fall: If someone's hair or a garment falls in a certain way, it hangs downwards in that way. a slender boy with black hair falling across his forehead
fall: To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be worse off than before; as, to fall into error; to fall into difficulties
fall: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
fall: If someone falls in battle, they are killed. Another wave of troops followed the first, running past those who had fallen
fall: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
fall: The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall
fall: To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice
fall: A planet is in fall when placed in the sign opposite to that of its exaltation A debility
fall: Blame; punishment
fall: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
fall: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
fall: the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
fall: To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline in weight, value, price etc
fall: If you fall somewhere, you allow yourself to drop there in a hurried or disorganized way, often because you are very tired. Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed
fall: be cast down; "his eyes fell"
fall: assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
fall: suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
fall: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
fall: The amount of slope or slant per horizontal foot of a drain pipe or surface
fall: To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees
fall: You can refer to a waterfall as the falls. panoramic views of the falls. Niagara Falls
fall: (Water Pump/Hydro Sections) - The vertical descent of water, usually measured in vertical feet Also called "head"
fall: Fall is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler. He was elected judge in the fall of 1991 The Supreme Court will not hear the case until next fall. see also fallen
fall: To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to issue; to terminate
fall: Meteorites seen in the sky and recovered on the ground
fall: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading
tofall: A lean- to

to fall

Hyphenation

to Fall

Turkish pronunciation

tı fôl

Pronunciation

/tə ˈfôl/ /tə ˈfɔːl/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.