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I have patches of insomnia, and I'm fascinated by the otherness of the world at night. The stillness. Daytime preoccupations fall away, standards change, thoughts change. It's a canvas for reinvention, I think.
Morag Joss

Meaning of "fall away" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALL AWAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALL AWAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fall away is a verb.
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 away in English.

WHAT DOES FALL AWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fall away in the English dictionary

The definition of fall away in the dictionary is to be withdrawn. Other definition of fall away is to slope down.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FALL AWAY

PRESENT

Present
I fall away
you fall away
he/she/it falls away
we fall away
you fall away
they fall away
Present continuous
I am falling away
you are falling away
he/she/it is falling away
we are falling away
you are falling away
they are falling away
Present perfect
I have fallen away
you have fallen away
he/she/it has fallen away
we have fallen away
you have fallen away
they have fallen away
Present perfect continuous
I have been falling away
you have been falling away
he/she/it has been falling away
we have been falling away
you have been falling away
they have been falling away
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 away
you fell away
he/she/it fell away
we fell away
you fell away
they fell away
Past continuous
I was falling away
you were falling away
he/she/it was falling away
we were falling away
you were falling away
they were falling away
Past perfect
I had fallen away
you had fallen away
he/she/it had fallen away
we had fallen away
you had fallen away
they had fallen away
Past perfect continuous
I had been falling away
you had been falling away
he/she/it had been falling away
we had been falling away
you had been falling away
they had been falling away
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fall away
you will fall away
he/she/it will fall away
we will fall away
you will fall away
they will fall away
Future continuous
I will be falling away
you will be falling away
he/she/it will be falling away
we will be falling away
you will be falling away
they will be falling away
Future perfect
I will have fallen away
you will have fallen away
he/she/it will have fallen away
we will have fallen away
you will have fallen away
they will have fallen away
Future perfect continuous
I will have been falling away
you will have been falling away
he/she/it will have been falling away
we will have been falling away
you will have been falling away
they will have been falling away
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fall away
you would fall away
he/she/it would fall away
we would fall away
you would fall away
they would fall away
Conditional continuous
I would be falling away
you would be falling away
he/she/it would be falling away
we would be falling away
you would be falling away
they would be falling away
Conditional perfect
I would have fall away
you would have fall away
he/she/it would have fall away
we would have fall away
you would have fall away
they would have fall away
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been falling away
you would have been falling away
he/she/it would have been falling away
we would have been falling away
you would have been falling away
they would have been falling away
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fall away
we let´s fall away
you fall away
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fall away
Past participle
fallen away
Present Participle
falling away
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALL AWAY

fall about
fall among
fall apart
fall army worm
fall back
fall behind
fall between two stools
fall by the wayside
fall down
fall flat
fall flat on one´s face
fall for
fall foul of
fall guy
fall in
fall in love
fall line
fall off
fall on
fall on deaf ears

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALL AWAY

away
blow away
come away
far and away
from away
get away
give away
give the game away
go away
have it away
keep away
once and away
out and away
put away
right away
run away
straight away
take away
tuck away
turn away
walk away

Synonyms and antonyms of fall away in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FALL AWAY»

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

Translation of «fall away» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALL AWAY

Find out the translation of fall away to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fall away 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 away» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

跌倒了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apartarán
570 millions of speakers

English

fall away
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूर गिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقع بعيدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отпадают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cair
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বদলত্যাগ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tomber
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jatuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fallen weg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

落ちる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멀리 가을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumuju
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sụp xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விழுந்துவிடும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दूर पडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayrı düşmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cadere lontano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpadają
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відпадають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cădea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πέφτουν μακριά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

val weg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

falla bort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

falle bort
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fall away

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALL AWAY»

The term «fall away» is regularly used and occupies the 77.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALL AWAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fall away» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fall away» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fall away

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8 QUOTES WITH «FALL AWAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fall away.
1
Kate Bosworth
It's sort of interesting how, when you get older, things that were once so important sort of fall away.
2
Albrecht Durer
Help us to recognize your voice, help us not to be allured by the madness of the world, so that we may never fall away from you, O Lord Jesus Christ.
3
Saad Hariri
It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
4
Steve Jobs
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
5
Morag Joss
I have patches of insomnia, and I'm fascinated by the otherness of the world at night. The stillness. Daytime preoccupations fall away, standards change, thoughts change. It's a canvas for reinvention, I think.
6
Sarah McLachlan
I like the idea that we build up these walls or rules or laws to maintain our reality, and when they fall away, you're left with a whole bunch of illusions. Smoke and mirrors.
7
Origen
This opinion, however, is held by most, that the devil was an angel, and that, having become an apostate, he induced as many of the angels as possible to fall away with himself, and these up to the present time are called his angels.
8
Shari Sebbens
I've only auditioned for one non-culturally specific role. I went through drama school and studied classic texts and played lead roles in 'Measure for Measure' and 'The Importance of Being Earnest' alongside a very culturally diverse group of acting students. But as soon as we graduate and enter the industry, all of those roles fall away.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALL AWAY»

Discover the use of fall away in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fall away and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Things Fall Away: Philippine Historical Experience and the ...
DIVIn Things Fall Away, Neferti X. M. Tadiar offers a new paradigm for understanding politics and globalization.
Neferti X. M. Tadiar, 2009
2
The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress
Whether leaving, returning, or staying put, the women who narrate these stories are bound to Alabama by history and habit, their voices informed by the landscape and lore of the deep South.
Michelle Richmond, 2010
3
Bowhunter's Guide to Accurate Shooting
That's why fall-away arrow rests are so popular. The launch arm drops away during the arrow's launch cycle before the fletching gets near. When set up properly a fall-away-style rest virtually eliminates fletch-to-rest interference. The instant I ...
Lon E. Lauber, 2005
4
Bully: The Fall Away Series
Praise for Bully: "Bully was a wonderfully addictive read that kept my heart racing from start to finish.
Penelope Douglas, 2014
5
Matthew 14-28
The other disciples accepted Jesus' word that they would fall away. Perhaps Peter was hungry for recognition (Origen). 26:31 You Will All Fall Away You Will Fall Away This Night. Origen: They didn't fall away in the daytime but at night, and it ...
Manlio Simonetti, 2002
6
A Theological Commentary to the Midrash: Sifre to Numbers ...
XV:I.l. "...when the Lord makes your thigh fall away and your body swell; and may this water that brings the curse pass into your bowels and make your body swell and your thigh fall away." And the woman shall say, 'Amen, Amen.'" (Num.
Jacob Neusner, 2001
7
Abhidharmakoʹsabhāṣyam
Among the first five Arhats, how many can fall away from their families (gotta), and how many can fall away from their results? Four, the Cetanadharman, etc., can fall away from their families; the Parihanadharman cannot fall away from his  ...
Vasubandhu, 1990
8
Introducing Christian Doctrine
The writer is merely describing what would be the case if the elect were to fall away (an impossibility).19 Upon close examination, the second explanation is difficult to accept. The vividness of the description, and particularly the statement  ...
Millard J. Erickson, L. Hustad, 2001
9
The Gospel herald; or, Poor Christian's magazine
To fall away "—what is it 1 There is a difference between falling and falling away. A true Christian may for a time fall into sin ; but a true Christian can never finally apostatise. A believer may faint, and for a time appear as though he were dead ...
10
Systematic theology
may fall away. But this we deny, because Christ has promised that they shall not come into condemnation, or fall away. It is objected that, if saints do not persevere in holiness, they shall be lost ; which implies that they may fall away and be lost ...
Nathanael Emmons, Jacob Ide, 1842

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALL AWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fall away is used in the context of the following news items.
1
George Osborne's magic has fooled us, for now
... George Osborne was going to butcher the tax credit system on Wednesday, more or less halving the income at which they begin to fall away. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
15 things troops should understand when transitioning to civilian life
Transitioning from the military is hard. Habits and disciplines established over years of service are supposed to fall away as you drive off base. «We Are The Mighty, Jul 15»
3
Mild Temperatures Have California State Fair Officials Optimistic On …
“You'll walk out on a scaffold, where the scaffold will fall away and you'll fall away. You'll feel vibrations. You'll hear sounds,” said Carl Carlson. «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
Lydia Ko even-par after solid opening round at US Open golf …
But bogeys on 11, 15 and 18 saw her card fall away. Ko hit eight of 14 fairways in a mixed day off the tee. But her strong recovery game saw her ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
"This is me, with my colostomy bag - and for the first time in 6 years, I …
"I stopped going out," he says, and slowly, this big group of friends he had known since school started to fall away. "It got me down. At its worst, I ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
6
'Season of outrageous demands for wage increases upon us'
... declined in the 1990s as metal prices came under pressure, increased significantly in the mid-naughties, only to fall away again after 2008. «BDlive, Jul 15»
7
Frosty: This is our best chance
... in the top five the past nine years – admitted he felt the lead about to fall away at the mid-point last season. This time, blitzing qualifying was ... «V8 Supercars, Jul 15»
8
A Major Birthday Bash for Minimalist Music Mastermind Terry Riley
... and danced directly for Riley, as though a miraculous later-day Salome, and decades seemed to fall away from both her and the composer. «PopMatters, Jul 15»
9
Does the US Need a Nationwide Exorcism?
“If people are not invoking the angelic, they fall away from the faith and live secular lives,” Father Thomas said. “Then what is the optic they [use ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
10
Same camp, new look
For one week out of the summer, groups of children can let their worries fall away and focus on being a kid. “We get to do crafts and I like ... «LaGrange Daily News, Jul 15»

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