Showing 14 phrasal verbs and 18 definitions related to the verb 'Fall'.
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Fall about phrasal verb
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Meaning: Laugh a lot
(Intransitive | British English)
» Example: We FELL ABOUT when we heard what she'd done.
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Meaning: Laugh a lot
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Fall apart phrasal verb
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Meaning: Break into pieces
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The box FELL APART when I picked it up. -
Meaning: Become emotionally disturbed and unable to behave normally
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: He FELL APART when they sacked him.
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Meaning: Break into pieces
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Fall back phrasal verb
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Meaning: Retreat
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The army FELL BACK after losing the battle.
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Meaning: Retreat
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Fall back on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Be able to use in an emergency
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: It was good to have some money in the bank to FALL BACK ON when I lost my job.
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Meaning: Be able to use in an emergency
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Fall behind phrasal verb
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Meaning: Make less progress
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I was ill for a week and FELL BEHIND with my work.
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Meaning: Make less progress
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Fall down phrasal verb
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Meaning: Fall on the ground
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I slipped on the ice and FELL DOWN. -
Meaning: Have a weak point
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The argument FALLS DOWN when you look at how much it'll cost.
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Meaning: Fall on the ground
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Fall for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Be attracted to somebody, fall in love
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» Example: He FELL FOR her the moment their eyes met. -
Meaning: Believe a lie or a piece of deception
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: He FELL FOR my story and allowed me yet another extension for the submission of my thesis.
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Meaning: Be attracted to somebody, fall in love
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Fall in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Collapse
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The ceiling FELL IN hurting a lot of people.
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Meaning: Collapse
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Fall into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Start doing something unplanned
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I just FELL INTO my job when an opportunity came up.
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Meaning: Start doing something unplanned
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Fall off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Decrease
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The membership FELL OFF dramatically when the chairperson resigned.
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Meaning: Decrease
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Fall out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Argue and be on bad terms with someone
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: They FELL OUT over the decision and hardly speak to each other any more. -
Meaning: Lose hair
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: He's started getting worried about baldness because his hair is FALLING OUT rather quickly.
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Meaning: Argue and be on bad terms with someone
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Fall over phrasal verb
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Meaning: Fall on the ground
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I slipped on the ice and FELL OVER.
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Meaning: Fall on the ground
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Fall through phrasal verb
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Meaning: Be unsuccessful
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The plans FELL THROUGH when planning permission was refused.
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Meaning: Be unsuccessful
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Fall under phrasal verb
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Meaning: Become controlled
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: At first he was independent, but then he FELL UNDER their influence.
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Meaning: Become controlled