fall

About 78.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

   Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground.

2. verb To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

   Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground.

3. verb To come down, to drop or descend.

   The rain fell at dawn.

4. verb To come as if by dropping down.
5. verb To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.

   He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.

6. verb To be brought to the ground.
7. verb To move downwards. To let fall; to drop. To sink; to depress.

   to fall the voice

8. verb To let fall; to drop.

Similar words

come down decline descend descent downfall devolve tumble decrease downslope diminish

Often followed by

of into in to on back and within from

Word family

fallen falling falls fell