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William Dean Howells

Meaning of "fall to" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALL TO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALL TO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fall to 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 to in English.

WHAT DOES FALL TO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fall to in the English dictionary

The definition of fall to in the dictionary is to begin some activity, as eating, working, or fighting. Other definition of fall to is to devolve on.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FALL TO

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

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

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
fall on one´s feet
fall over
fall over oneself
fall short
fall through
fall to the ground
fall trap

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALL TO

according to
be a wake-up to
come home to
come to
come up to
down to
due to
face up to
give rise to
give way to
go to
in addition to
in order to
look forward to
make up to
prior to
put up to
set fire to
set to
stand up to

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fall to» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALL TO

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

Translator English - Chinese

下降到
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caer
570 millions of speakers

English

fall to
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर गिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يسقط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

падают на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cair
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পতিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tomber à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jatuh ke
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fallen auf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

落ちる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

떨어질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumiba ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rơi xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீழ்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cadere a
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spaść do
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

падають на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scădea la
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπίπτουν στο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

val
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

falla till
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

falle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fall to

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALL TO»

The term «fall to» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.775 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALL TO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fall to» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fall to» 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 to

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10 QUOTES WITH «FALL TO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fall to.
1
Katharine Lee Bates
Warwick Castle, built of the very centuries, cannot be expected to alter with time's 'brief hours and weeks' - at least, with so few of them as fall to one poor mortal's lot. From visit to visit, I find it as unchanged as the multiplication table.
2
Helena Blavatsky
If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them.
3
Stephanie Cutter
Let me tell you the story about Massachusetts under Governor Romney. It did fall to 47th out of 50 in jobs creation. Wages went down when they were going up in the rest of the country. He left his successor with debt and a deficit, and manufacturing jobs left that state at twice the rate as the rest of the country.
4
Christopher Dawson
Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the loyalty of its members, it must inevitably fall to pieces.
5
Placido Domingo
Should it happen tomorrow, I would fall to my knees to give thanks to God for such a career.
6
William Dean Howells
How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?
7
Friedrich List
Industry entirely left to itself, would soon fall to ruin, and a nation letting everything alone would commit suicide.
8
Mohammed Omar
This is not a matter of weapons. We are hopeful for God's help. The real matter is the extinction of America. And, God willing, it will fall to the ground.
9
Sallust
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
10
Edmund Spenser
What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALL TO»

Discover the use of fall to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fall to and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fall to Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and Mental ...
The fashion model and wife of musician Scott Weiland presents an account of her struggles with addiction and mental illness, including the highly publicized Burbank hotel scandal that revealed her drug abuse and bipolar disorder.
Mary Forsberg Weiland, 2009
2
When The Stars Fall To Earth
This is a novel about people who find themselves in the middle of a horrific conflict and how they survive.
Rebecca Tinsley, 2012
3
Fall to Grace: A Revolution of God, Self & Society
Jay Bakker explores the radical, transformative, and inclusive message at the heart of Jesus's message: grace. If anyone ever had a reason to leave the faith, Jay Bakker did.
Jay Bakker, 2011
4
The Fall to Violence: Original Sin in Relational Theology
"Discusses the theological foundation of sin, its structures, responses to sin, guilt, freedom, forgiveness and transformation." -Catholic Women's Network
Marjorie Suchocki, 1994
5
A Fall to Grace
An teaching story that follows the shapeshifting journey of C. Alexandra as she is catapulted into another world as the result of a stress-related illness.
Sandra Ingerman, 1997
6
Fall On Your Knees
Theirs is a world filled with driving ambition, inescapable family bonds, and forbidden love. Compellingly written, by turns menacingly dark and hilariously funny, this is an epic tale of five generations of sin, guilt, and redemption.
Ann-Marie MacDonald, 2011
7
Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning
This book is an invitation for all women to take that first step toward freedom. For it is only when we free-fall that we can truly fly.
Rebekah Lyons, 2013
8
Fall to Pieces
Knowing that two friends are lying and keeping secrets about the night another friend killed herself, seventeen-year-old Ella searches for the truth.
Vahini Naidoo, 2012
9
Fall to Pieces
Amateur sleuth and single mother Kate Banning steps in to prevent the murder of popular country music star LilyAnn Page, who has been targeted by a series of deadly "accidents." Reprint.
Cecelia Tishy, 2000
10
The Army & Politics in Argentina: 1962-1973; From Frondizi's ...
Robert A. Potash. gave the Peronist candidates the lead. President Frondizi's counter- move the next day, to nullify the effects of the election in the five most important provinces by ordering their intervention, did little to ease the crisis; rather it ...
Robert A. Potash, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALL TO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fall to is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Braves fall to Rockies in rain-soaked series opener
Shelby Miller is the Braves' leader in every major category, but there's one place he's not ahead -- and that has nothing to do with Miller's ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Osprey fall to Ogden
A night after stranding 14 runners on base in a 10-5 setback to the Ogden Raptors, the Missoula Osprey (11-9) left 11 more on Thursday night, ... «KPAX-TV, Jul 15»
3
Sixers Fall To Jazz In Summer League Tilt
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – JULY 9: Jordan McRae #52 of the Philadelphia 76ers and Olivier Hanlan #21 of the Utah Jazz during the NBA Summer ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
Oil prices could fall further says International Energy Agency
Only last month the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast North Sea oil and gas revenues would fall to below 0.1% of GDP over the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
Pound to Euro Exchange Rate Could Fall to 1.36
The British pound sell-off against the euro took a dramatic step when it broke below the 1.40 level mid-week. 1.40 was seen by us as a reliable ... «Pound Sterling Live, Jul 15»
6
Short-armed Tacoma Rainiers fall to Reno Aces, 9-5
RENO, Nev. — With two relievers called up by the Mariners earlier in the day, the Tacoma Rainiers needed starting pitcher Stephen Landazuri ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
7
Greinke grinds up Phillies, who fall to 30 games under .500
Greinke grinds up Phillies, who fall to 30 games under .500. July 10, 2015, 2:30 am. Share This Post. Comments. Freddy Galvis fouls off a pitch ... «Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Jul 15»
8
Rays fall to Royals 8-3, get swept in 4-game set
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rays manager Kevin Cash remained the consummate optimist Thursday, even after watching his team get rolled by ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
9
Rockies fall to Angels, have lost nine of their last 11 games
As the clock struck midnight at Coors Field, the Rockies turned into a pumpkin, losing for the ninth time in their last 11 games. Los Angeles ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
10
Italian, Spanish yields fall to levels seen before referendum call
(Updates prices). By Emelia Sithole-Matarise. LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Italian and Spanish bond yields fell back on Thursday to levels seen ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

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