Meaning of "fall" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FALL

Old English feallan; related to Old Norse falla, Old Saxon, Old High German fallan to fall.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FALL

fall  [fɔːl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALL

Fall is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fall in English.

WHAT DOES FALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Autumn

Autumn, interchangeably known as fall in the US and Canada, is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier and the temperature cools considerably. One of its main features is the shedding of leaves from deciduous trees as they pave way for further growth. The equinoxes might be expected to be in the middle of their respective seasons, but temperature lag means that seasons appear later than dates calculated from a purely astronomical perspective. The actual lag varies with region. Some cultures regard the autumnal equinox as "mid-autumn", others with a longer lag treat it as the start of autumn. Meteorologists use a definition based on months, with autumn being September, October and November in the northern hemisphere, and March, April and May in the southern hemisphere. In North America, autumn is usually considered to start with the September equinox. In traditional East Asian solar term, autumn starts on or around 8 August and ends on about 7 November.

Definition of fall in the English dictionary

The first definition of fall in the dictionary is to descend by the force of gravity from a higher to a lower place. Other definition of fall is to drop suddenly from an erect position. Fall is also to collapse to the ground, esp in pieces.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FALL

PRESENT

Present

I fall

you fall

he/she/it falls

we fall

you fall

they fall

Present continuous

I am falling

you are falling

he/she/it is falling

we are falling

you are falling

they are falling

Present perfect

I have fallen

you have fallen

he/she/it has fallen

we have fallen

you have fallen

they have fallen

Present perfect continuous

I have been falling

you have been falling

he/she/it has been falling

we have been falling

you have been falling

they have been falling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I fell

you fell

he/she/it fell

we fell

you fell

they fell

Past continuous

I was falling

you were falling

he/she/it was falling

we were falling

you were falling

they were falling

Past perfect

I had fallen

you had fallen

he/she/it had fallen

we had fallen

you had fallen

they had fallen

Past perfect continuous

I had been falling

you had been falling

he/she/it had been falling

we had been falling

you had been falling

they had been falling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will fall

you will fall

he/she/it will fall

we will fall

you will fall

they will fall

Future continuous

I will be falling

you will be falling

he/she/it will be falling

we will be falling

you will be falling

they will be falling

Future perfect

I will have fallen

you will have fallen

he/she/it will have fallen

we will have fallen

you will have fallen

they will have fallen

Future perfect continuous

I will have been falling

you will have been falling

he/she/it will have been falling

we will have been falling

you will have been falling

they will have been falling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fall

you would fall

he/she/it would fall

we would fall

you would fall

they would fall

Conditional continuous

I would be falling

you would be falling

he/she/it would be falling

we would be falling

you would be falling

they would be falling

Conditional perfect

I would have fall

you would have fall

he/she/it would have fall

we would have fall

you would have fall

they would have fall

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been falling

you would have been falling

he/she/it would have been falling

we would have been falling

you would have been falling

they would have been falling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fall
we let´s fall
you fall

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fall

Past participle

fallen

Present Participle

falling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FALL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fall» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of fall

abate · arrive · backslide · become · befall · capitulate · capitulation · cascade · cataract · chance · collapse · come · come a cropper · come about · come to pass · crash · cut · death · decline · declivity · decrease · defeat · degradation · depreciate · descend · descent · destruction · die · diminish · diminution · dip · dive · downfall · downgrade · drop · dwindle · dwindling · ebb · err · face-plant · failure · fall off · flag · force · get · give way · go astray · go down · grow · happen · incline · keel over · lapse · lessen · lessening · linn · lowering · nose dive · occur · offend · overthrow · perish · pitch · plummet · plunge · rapids · reduction · resignation · ruin · settle · sin · sink · slant · slip · slope · slump · spill · stumble · submission · submit · subside · succumb · surrender · take place · topple · transgress · transgression · trespass · trip · tumble · waterfall · yield

TRANSLATION OF FALL

Find out the translation of fall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fall» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 落下
• Translator English - Spanish: caída
• English: fall
• Translator English - Hindi: गिरावट
• Translator English - Arabic: سُقُوط
• Translator English - Russian: падение
• Translator English - Portuguese: queda
• Translator English - Bengali: পড়া
• Translator English - French: chute
• Translator English - Malay: Jatuh
• Translator English - German: Sturz
• Translator English - Japanese: 落下
• Translator English - Korean: 추락
• Translator English - Javanese: Tiba
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự rơi
• Translator English - Tamil: விழும்
• Translator English - Marathi: पडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: düşmek
• Translator English - Italian: caduta
• Translator English - Polish: spadek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: падіння
• Translator English - Romanian: cădere
• Translator English - Greek: πτώση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: val
• Translator English - Swedish: fall
• Translator English - Norwegian: fall

10 QUOTES WITH «FALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fall.

1

Peter Andre

When I do fall in love, I'll go to the ends of the earth for that person. I'd lay down on a carpet of nails for the person I love.

2

Kylie Bax

Kiwis must not fall behind the standards of other countries. We pride ourselves on our quality of life. Thus we must pave the road in the right way for the future generations.

3

Amy Bloom

To hold happiness is to hold the understanding that the world passes away from us, that the petals fall and the beloved dies. No amount of mockery, no amount of fashionable scowling will keep any of us from knowing and savoring the pleasure of the sun on our faces or save us from the adult understanding that it cannot last forever.

4

Mel Brooks

Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.

5

Marcus Buckingham

Innovation and best practices can be sown throughout an organization - but only when they fall on fertile ground.

6

Jane Campion

When you first fall in love it's so thrilling, you can't wait to throw yourself away and make this new wonderful twosome.

7

Brian Cox

Feudal societies don't create great cinema; we have great theatre. The egalitarian societies create great cinema. The Americans, the French. Because equality is sort of what the cinema deals with. It deals with stories which don't fall into 'Everybody in their place and who's who,' and all that. But the theatre's full of that.

8

Gail Devers

Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can't stay down. We can't allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn't think we could be that strong.

9

Estelle

You know, sometimes you fall in love and you get treated badly, sometimes you get treated well.

10

Siobhan Fahey

I really, really love music. I'm affected by it and uplifted by it, and made to laugh and cry, and almost fall in love with the person who has made me feel so brilliant and communicated so profoundly to me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALL»

Discover the use of fall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Legends of the Fall

Three novellas explore the theme of revenge and the actions to which people resort when they feel threatened

Jim Harrison, 1994

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her ...

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction When three-month-old Lia Lee Arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor ...

Anne Fadiman, 1998

Fall

Simple text and color photographs identify things associated with autumn.

Tanya Thayer, 2001

Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

The classic history of Adolph Hitler's rise to power and his dramatic defeat

William L. Shirer, 1990

Fall

Simple text and illustrations introduce the season of autumn, describing the Earth's changes, fall holidays, and activities.

Jill Kalz, 2005

Fall

3m, 2f and 2 dancers / Comedy / Unit set Fall brings us to a three-week getaway "Swing Camp," where middle-aged married couples like Jill and Dog practice their steps, mingle with other dance enthusiasts, and rekindle the flame.

Bridget Carpenter, 2009

It's Fall!

A child experiences the colors and textures of fall. Includes nature activities to do during that season.

Linda Glaser, 2001

Fall

Explores the sights, smells, sounds, and tastes of fall with descriptions and photographs.

Patricia Whitehouse, 2002

Fall

Introduces the various things that make autumn different, including changes in the weather, seasonal clothing, activities typical of the fall, and autumn holidays.

Victoria Parker, 2005

Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy

From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a ...

Ken Follett, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fall is used in the context of the following news items.

Oil price could fall further, warns International Energy Agency

The rebalancing of the oil market that started last year has yet to run its course and a bottom in prices “may still be ahead”, according to the ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

Natalie Massenet: we must never fall in love with the way we are …

You launched Net-a-Porter 15 years ago from a small studio in London's Chelsea. How has it changed? When we launched in 2000, we used ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Revealed: 'Dramatic' fall in Mediterranean migrant deaths

The human rights group said the “dramatic” fall in migrant deaths proved the value of Operation Triton, the search and rescue operation run by ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Steep fall in new house building

The 5.8% fall was the sharpest since October 2011, helping drag the wider construction sector to a 1.3% contraction - its worst fall since ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Watch Harry Styles FALL off the stage during One Direction concert

The singer's biggest fear became a reality when he toppled off the stage while performing at the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

China car sales fall amid stock market turmoil

... cars fell 3.4 per cent year-on-year in June to 1.5m units. It was the first such fall in the world's largest car market since February 2013. «Financial Times, Jul 15»

Huawei and Google reportedly releasing a Nexus phone this fall

The Information reports that Huawei is in line to produce the device, which is said to be planned for fall. It's not the first we've heard of the ... «The Verge, Jul 15»

Confederate flag to fall from South Carolina state capitol

he rebel flag, raised on state grounds more than 50 years ago at the height of the U.S. civil rights movement, is due to be lowered quietly at 10 ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»

Valentino Fall 2015 Couture

“We wanted to show people Rome through our eyes. The layers and layers of history which can exist even in one place, where ancient temples ... «Vogue.com, Jul 15»

Ubisoft Sales Fall, PS4 its Most Popular Platform

By Luke KarmaliUbisoft has revealed its financials for the quarter ending June 30, reporting a 73 percent year-on-year decline in sales to €96.6 ... «IGN, Jul 15»