Base verb
Phrasal verbs with fall
The verb fall combines with 13 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
13 phrasal verbs · 22 meanings
fall apart
3 senses- Break into separate pieces because something is broken
- Become unable to cope emotionally
- (of a relationship, plan or system) Collapse
fall away
1 sense- Decrease in number or amount
fall back
3 senses- Move backwards quickly, often in retreat
- Use something as a backup when other options fail
- Move into a position behind others
fall behind
2 senses- Fail to keep pace or make progress as quickly as others
- Of a payment, become late or owed
fall down
2 senses- Drop to the ground from an upright position
- (of a plan or argument) fail because of a weakness
fall for
2 senses- Believe a lie or trick and be deceived
- Begin to love someone in a romantic way
fall in
1 sense- Collapse inward
fall off
1 sense- Decrease in number, level or quality
fall on
1 sense- Attack someone fiercely
fall out
1 sense- Have an argument and stop being friends
fall over
2 senses- Topple from an upright position to the ground
- Try very eagerly to do something ("fall over yourself")
fall through
1 sense- Fail to happen or be completed
fall under
2 senses- Drop below an expected standard or value
- Belong to a particular category
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