fall
/fɔːl/
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Translation
To move down quickly towards the ground.
Word origin
From Old English feallan, meaning to drop down or come to the ground.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- feallan
Grammar
Verb typeirregular (fall, falls, fell, fallen)
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
careful, .
"Fall" means to drop down to the ground.
Snow winter.
"Falls" is the form used with he, she, or it.
off .
"Fell" is the past form of "fall".
"Fall" means to move down towards the ground, often by accident. Rain and snow fall from the sky, and a person can fall if they slip or trip.
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