Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 6.