English Dictionary

fall

/fɔːl/

verb

To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. / To come down, to drop or descend. / To come as if by dropping down. / To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.

The leaves fall from the trees in autumn.

意味（1）

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

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

意味（2）

To come down, to drop or descend.

The rain fell at dawn.

意味（3）

To come as if by dropping down.

Once or twice a noise fell upon his quick ear, and we halted, he standing revolver in hand in an attitude of defense. Each time, however, we ascertained that we had no occasion for alarm, the noise being made by some animal or bird ...

意味（4）

To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.

He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.

意味（5）

To be brought to the ground.

意味（6）

(obsolete) To let fall; to drop.

For every tear he falls, a Trojan bleeds.

意味（7）

(obsolete) To sink; to depress.

to fall the voice

意味（8）

(UK, US, dialect, archaic) To fell; to cut down.

to fall a tree

意味（9）

(copulative, in idiomatic expressions) To become.

She has fallen ill.

意味（10）

(intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.

Rome fell to the Goths in 410 AD.

意味（11）

(intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.

This is a monument to all those who fell in the First World War.

意味（12）

(intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).

The candidate's poll ratings fell abruptly after the banking scandal.

意味（13）

To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.

Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday. Last year, Commencement fell on June 3.

意味（14）

(intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.

And so it falls to me to make this important decision. The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.

意味（15）

(transitive, obsolete) To diminish; to lessen or lower.

Upon lessening interest to four per cent, you fall the price of your native commodities.

意味（16）

(transitive, obsolete) To bring forth.

to fall lambs

意味（17）

(intransitive, obsolete) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.

As for Calves newly fallen, you must leave them with good Litter of fresh Straw until such qime as the Cows have licked and cleansed them,

意味（18）

(intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

意味（19）

(intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.

to fall into error; to fall into difficulties

意味（20）

(intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.

Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

意味（21）

(intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).

Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall.

意味（22）

(intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.

After arguing, they fell to blows.

意味（23）

(intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.

An unguarded expression fell from his lips.

意味（24）

(intransitive, of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).

An Empire-style dress has a high waistline – directly under the bust – from which the dress falls all the way to a hem as low as the floor.