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- pronunciation:
- fawl
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- fall asleep, fall back on, fall behind, fall under
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
falls, falling, fell, fallen |
| definition 1: |
to drop downward from a higher place; descend.
At the end of the play, the curtain fell.He fell from the top of the tree.
- synonyms:
- descend, drop, plunge
- antonyms:
- ascend, rise
- similar words:
- cascade, come down, decline, topple, tumble
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| definition 2: |
to become less; go down in amount, volume, or degree.
The price of gasoline fell last month.The students' voices fell to a whisper when the teacher walked in.- synonyms:
- abate, decrease, diminish, drop, ebb, lessen
- antonyms:
- rise
- similar words:
- decline, dip, drop off, dwindle, fade
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| definition 3: |
to hang down.
His hair fell in curls over his forehead.- synonyms:
- hang
- similar words:
- dangle, drop
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| definition 4: |
to be taken over by force; be defeated or overthrown.
After three days of battle, our city fell to the attackers.- similar words:
- surrender
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| definition 5: |
to happen; occur.
Night fell and the children got ready for bed.- synonyms:
- happen, occur, take place
- similar words:
- befall, come
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| definition 6: |
to become; pass into a particular condition or position.
She fell ill.He fell behind in his work.- synonyms:
- become
- similar words:
- drop, lapse, take
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| related words: |
give way, hail, lose, lower, plunge, rain, settle, sink, slip, slump, stoop, stumble, trip |
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| phrase: |
fall back on, fall under |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or condition of falling to a lower place.
The climber had a bad fall.We watched the fall of the leaves.- synonyms:
- descent, drop, tumble
- antonyms:
- ascent, rise
- similar words:
- dive, spill, stumble
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| definition 2: |
(usually plural) a sudden drop in a river or stream that causes water to fall; waterfall.
The Niagara Falls drop about one hundred and sixty feet.- synonyms:
- cascade, waterfall
- similar words:
- cataract
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| definition 3: |
a defeat or capture by force.
The fall of King Rufus led to civil war.- synonyms:
- capture, defeat
- similar words:
- overthrow, sack, surrender
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| definition 4: |
autumn.
Fall is the harvest season in this part of the country.- synonyms:
- autumn
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| related words: |
collapse, decrease, harvest |
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| phrase: |
fall asleep, fall behind |
| derivation: |
falling (n.) |
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