![]() ![]() fall on Her birthday will fall on a Friday this year. 25 special event/celebration HAPPEN to happen on a particular day or at a particular time I’d like to dedicate this record to all whose anniversaries fall at this time of year. 24 light/shadow LIGHT to shine on a surface or go onto a surface The last rays of sunlight were falling on the fields. 11 → fall into place 12 → fall to pieces/bits 13 → be falling to pieces/bits 14 → fall flat 15 → fall foul of somebody/something 16 → fall by the wayside 17 → fall from grace/favour 18 → fall from a great height 19 → fall into the hands/clutches of somebody 20 → fall into a trap/pitfall 21 → fall into step 22 → fall into line 23 hang down DOWN to hang down loosely fall over His dark hair fell over his face. ![]() He had fallen into the habit of having a coffee every time he passed the coffee machine. 6 → fall short of something 7 → fall victim/prey to something/somebody 8 → night/darkness/dusk falls 9 → silence/a hush/sadness etc falls 10 START DOING something start doing something to start doing something or being involved with something, often without intending to I fell into conversation with some guys from New York. Meat production falls under the control of the Agriculture Department. fall under The job falls under the heading of ‘sales and marketing’. fall within The judge said that this matter did not fall within the scope of the auditor’s duties. 5 belong to a group LIKE/SIMILAR to belong to or be part of a particular group, area of responsibility, range of things, or type of things fall into Many illnesses fall into the category of stress-related illnesses. One false step can mean falling into debt. fall into The house was empty for many years and fell into disrepair. Albert fell silent and turned his attention to his food. I think that I’ve fallen in love with Angela. 4 become BECOME to start to be in a new or different state fall adj I’ll stay with her until she falls asleep. ► see thesaurus at decrease Register In everyday English, people often say an amount or level goes down rather than falls: House prices have gone down again. fall sharply/steeply (=by a large amount ) London share prices fell sharply yesterday. fall to The number of subscribers had fallen to 1,000. fall from Advertising revenue fell from $98.5 million to $93.3 million. ![]() He believes that educational standards are falling. The island is warm all year round and winter temperatures never fall below 10 degrees. → fall flat on your face 3 decrease LESS to go down to a lower level, amount, price etc, especially a much lower one OPP rise The rate of inflation was falling. fall to/on your knees (=move down to the ground so that your body is resting on your knees ) She fell to her knees beside his body. Peter was playing by the river when he fell in (=fell into the water ). fall down Lizzie fell down and hurt her knee. slip/stumble/trip etc and fall He slipped and fell on the ice. 2 stop standing/walking etc FALL to suddenly go down onto the ground after you have been standing, walking, or running, especially without intending to I fell and hit my head. She flushed and her eyes fell (=she looked down ). Enough rain had fallen to flood the grounds. S1 W1 verb ( past tense fell / fel /, past participle fallen / ˈfɔːlən $ ˈfɒːl- / ) 1 move downwards FALL to move or drop down from a higher position to a lower position The tree was about to fall.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Government fall fall 1 / fɔːl $ fɒːl / ![]()
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