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fall



I.fall1 S1 W1 /fɔːl $ fɒːl/ BrE AmE verb (past tense fell /fel/, past participle fallen /ˈfɔːlən $ ˈfɒːl-/)
[Language: Old English; Origin: feallan]
1. MOVE DOWNWARDS [intransitive] to move or drop down from a higher position to a lower position:
The tree was about to fall.
The book fell from his hands.
Enough rain had fallen to flood the grounds.
fall down
Rob fell down the stairs.
She flushed and her eyes fell (=she looked down).
2. STOP STANDING/WALKING ETC [intransitive] to suddenly go down onto the ground after you have been standing, walking, or running, especially without intending to:
I fell and hit my head.
slip/stumble/trip etc and fall
He slipped and fell on the ice.
fall down
Lizzie fell down and hurt her knee.
Peter was playing by the river when he fell in (=fell into the water).
fall to/on your knees (=move down to the ground so that your body is resting on your knees)
She fell to her knees beside his body.fall flat on your face at ↑flat3(5)
3. DECREASE [intransitive] to go down to a lower level, amount, price etc, especially a much lower one OPP rise:
The rate of inflation was falling.
The island is warm all year round and winter temperatures never fall below 10 degrees.
He believes that educational standards are falling.
fall from
Advertising revenue fell from $98.5 million to $93.3 million.
fall to
The number of subscribers had fallen to 1,000.
fall sharply/steeply (=by a large amount)
London share prices fell sharply yesterday.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people often say an amount or level goes down rather than falls:
House prices have gone down again.
4. BECOME [intransitive, linking verb] to start to be in a new or different state
fall adj
I’ll stay with her until she falls asleep.
I think that I’ve fallen in love with Angela.
She fell ill with flu.
Albert fell silent and turned his attention to his food.
fall into
The house was empty for many years and fell into disrepair.
One false step can mean falling into debt.
He fell into despair.
5. BELONG TO A GROUP [intransitive always + preposition] to belong to or be part of a particular group, area of responsibility, range of things, or type of things
fall into
Many illnesses fall into the category of stress-related illnesses.
Leaders fall into two categories.
fall within
The judge said that this matter did not fall within the scope of the auditor’s duties.
fall under
The job falls under the heading of ‘sales and marketing’.
Meat production falls under the control of the Agriculture Department.
6. fall short of something to be less than the amount or standard that is needed or that you want:
This year’s profit will fall short of 13%.
He would sack any of his staff who fell short of his high standards.
7. fall victim/prey to something/somebody to get a very serious illness or be attacked or deceived by someone:
Breastfed babies are less likely to fall victim to stomach disorders.
people who fall victim to violence
8. night/darkness/dusk falls if night etc falls, it starts to become dark at the beginning of the night:
It grew colder as night fell.
Darkness had fallen by the time we reached home.
9. silence/a hush/sadness etc falls literary used to say that a person, group, or place becomes quiet, sad etc:
A long silence fell between us.
10. START DOING SOMETHING [intransitive] to start doing something or being involved with something, often without intending to:
I fell into conversation with some guys from New York.
He had fallen into the habit of having a coffee every time he passed the coffee machine.
11. fall into place
a) if parts of a situation that you have been trying to understand fall into place, you start to understand how they are connected with each other:
Suddenly, all the details started falling into place.
b) if the parts of something that you want to happen fall into place, they start to happen in the way that you want:
I was lucky because everything fell into place at exactly the right time.
12. fall to pieces/bits
a) to break into many pieces SYN fall apart:
The book had been well used and finally fell to pieces.
b) if something such as a plan or a relationship falls to pieces, it stops working properly SYN fall apart:
The family is falling to pieces.
13. be falling to pieces/bits if something is falling to pieces, it is in very bad condition, especially because it is very old SYN be falling apart:
The house is falling to pieces.
14. fall flat if a joke, remark, or performance falls flat, it fails to interest or amuse people:
Marlow’s attempts at jokes fell flat.
15. fall foul of somebody/something to do something which makes someone angry or which breaks a rule, with the result that you are punished:
He is worried that his teenage kids will fall foul of the law.
16. fall by the wayside to fail, or to stop being done, used, or made:
Health reform was one of his goals that fell by the wayside.
Luxury items fall by the wayside during a recession.
17. fall from grace/favour to stop being liked by people in authority:
He fell from grace for the first time when he was convicted of drink-driving.
18. fall from a great height to be forced to leave an important job or position, or lose the respect that people had for you
19. fall into the hands/clutches of somebody if something or someone falls into the hands of an enemy or dangerous person, the enemy etc gets control or possession of them:
He wants to prevent the business falling into the hands of a competitor.
We must not let these documents fall into the wrong hands.
20. fall into a trap/pitfall to make a mistake that many people make:
Don’t fall into the trap of feeling guilty.
21. fall into step
a) to start to walk next to someone else, at the same speed as them
fall into step beside/with
Holly slowed her pace and fell into step with the old man.
b) to start doing something in the same way as the other members of a group
fall into step with
The other countries on the Council are expected to fall into step with the US.
22. fall into line to obey someone or do what other people want you to do, especially when you do not want to do it at first:
Most countries have signed the treaty but some are reluctant to fall into line.
23. HANG DOWN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to hang down loosely
fall over
His dark hair fell over his face.
24. LIGHT/SHADOW [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to shine on a surface or go onto a surface:
The last rays of sunlight were falling on the fields.
Arthur’s shadow fell across the doorway.
25. SPECIAL EVENT/CELEBRATION [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to happen on a particular day or at a particular time:
I’d like to dedicate this record to all whose anniversaries fall at this time of year.
fall on
Her birthday will fall on a Friday this year.
26. LOSE POWER [intransitive] if a leader or a government falls, they lose their position of power:
The previous government fell after only 6 months in office.
27. BE TAKEN BY AN ENEMY [intransitive] if a place falls in a war or an election, a group of soldiers or a political party takes control of it
fall to
The city fell to the advancing Russian armies.
28. BE KILLED [intransitive] to be killed in a war SYN die
29. HIT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit a particular place or a particular part of someone’s body
fall on
The first punch fell on his nose.
30. VOICE/SOUND [intransitive] if someone’s voice or a sound falls, it becomes quieter or lower OPP rise
31. it’s as easy as falling off a log spoken used to say that something is very easy to do
32. fall between two stools British English to be neither one type of thing nor another, or be unable to choose between two ways of doing something
33. fall on stony ground British English if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it
34. fall from sb’s lips literary if words fall from someone’s lips, they say them
35. fall into sb’s lap if an opportunity falls into someone’s lap, they get it without having made any effort to get it
36. the stress/accent/beat falls on something used to say that a particular part of a word, phrase, or piece of music is emphasized or is played more loudly than the rest:
In the word ‘report’, the stress falls on the second syllable.
be/fall under a spell at ↑spell2(3), ⇨ fall on your feet at ↑foot1(19), ⇨ sb’s face fell at ↑face1(2), ⇨ stand or fall by/on at ↑stand1(33)
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THESAURUS
fall (also fall over
, fall down
) to suddenly go down onto the floor when standing, walking, or running: She fell on the stairs and broke her ankle. | Children are always falling over.
trip on/over something to fall or almost fall when you hit your foot against something: Someone might trip over those toys. | I tripped on a piece of wood.
slip to fall or almost fall when you are walking on a wet or very smooth surface: She slipped and hurt her ankle. | I was scared I would slip on the highly polished floor.
stumble to almost fall when you put your foot down in an awkward way: He stumbled and almost fell. | One of our porters stumbled on the rough ground.
collapse to fall suddenly and heavily to the ground, especially when you become unconscious: One of the runners collapsed halfway through the race.
lose your balance to become unsteady so that you start to fall over: She lost her balance on the first step and fell down the stairs. | Have something to hold onto, in case you lose your balance.
fall flat on your face to fall forwards so you are lying on your front on the ground: She fell flat on her face getting out of the car.
fall about phrasal verb British English
to laugh a lot about something:
It was so funny everyone just fell about laughing.
fall apart phrasal verb
1. if an organization, system, relationship etc falls apart, it stops being effective or successful:
Don’t be reckless or your plans may fall apart.
The health service is falling apart at the seams.
2. be falling apart to be in very bad condition:
Tommy’s old bicycle was rusty and falling apart.
3. to break into pieces:
The book fell apart in my hands.
4. to be unable to deal with your personal or emotional problems:
She had to get some rest or she was going to fall apart.
5. sb’s world/life falls apart if someone’s world or life falls apart, something very bad and serious happens which changes their life:
When his wife left him, his world fell apart.
fall away phrasal verb
1. to slope down:
From where we stood, the ground fell away sharply to the valley floor.
2. to become separated from something after being fixed to it:
The paint was falling away in patches.
3. if a feeling falls away, you stop having it, usually suddenly:
The view from the top was wonderful and our tiredness fell away.
4. British English to decrease SYN fall OPP rise:
Demand for our more theoretical courses has fallen away.
fall back phrasal verb
1. if soldiers fall back, they move back because they are being attacked SYN retreat:
He yelled for his men to fall back.
2. to move backwards because you are very surprised, frightened etc:
Scott fell back a pace in astonishment.
3. British English to decrease SYN fall OPP rise:
When inflation started to rise, house prices fell back.
fall back into something phrasal verb
to go back to doing something or behaving in a way which you did before:
I was amazed at how easily I fell back into the old routine.
fall back on somebody/something phrasal verb
to use something or depend on someone’s help when dealing with a difficult situation, especially after other methods have failed
have somebody/something to fall back on
She has no relatives to fall back on.
Where negotiation fails, they must fall back on the law. ⇨ ↑fallback
fall behind (somebody/something) phrasal verb
1. to go more slowly than other people so that they gradually move further ahead of you:
His mother was chatting and didn’t notice that he had fallen behind.
She hurt her ankle and had fallen behind the others.
2. to become less successful than other people, companies, countries etc:
After her time in hospital, Jenny’s parents are afraid she has fallen behind educationally.
Companies that are not market-driven risk falling behind the competition.
3. to fail to finish a piece of work or pay someone money that you owe them at the right time
fall behind (somebody/something) with/on
After losing his job, he fell behind with his mortgage payments.
The project has fallen behind schedule.
fall down phrasal verb
1. be falling down if a building is falling down, it is in very bad condition:
The bridge is falling down and will need a million dollars to repair it.
2. to fail because of a particular reason or in a particular way:
That’s where the whole argument falls down.
fall down on
He is falling down on the supervisory aspects of his job.
The local authority is falling down on the job of keeping the streets clean.
fall for somebody/something phrasal verb informal
1. to be tricked into believing something that is not true:
He is too smart to fall for that trick.
2. to start to love someone:
That was the summer I worked at the fairground, and met and fell for Lucy.
3. to like a place as soon as you see it
fall in phrasal verb
1. if the roof, ceiling etc falls in, it falls onto the ground SYN collapse
2. to start walking or forming a line of people behind someone else
fall in behind
His men fell in behind him.
fall into something phrasal verb
1. to move somewhere quickly by relaxing your body and letting it fall on something:
She turned and fell into his arms.
We fell into bed, exhausted.
2. to start doing something by chance:
I fell into the job really.
fall in with somebody/something phrasal verb
1. to accept someone’s ideas, decisions etc and not disagree with them:
Once she explained her problem, he was happy to fall in with her plans.
2. to become friendly with a person or group of people after meeting them by chance SYN get in with:
She fell in with the wrong crowd in her teens.
fall off phrasal verb
1. fall off (something) if part of something falls off, it becomes separated from the main part:
The door handle keeps falling off.
A button had fallen off her jacket.
2. if the amount, rate, or quality of something falls off, it decreases SYN fall OPP rise:
Audience figures fell off during the second series of the programme.
3. somebody nearly/almost fell off their chair spoken used to say that someone was very surprised when something happened:
When I saw my brother on the stage I nearly fell off my chair.
fall off the back of a lorry at ↑lorry
fall on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb
1. if a duty or job falls on someone, they are responsible for doing it:
The responsibility usually falls on the mother.
2. literary to eagerly start eating or using something:
She fell on the food as if she hadn’t eaten for days.
3. literary to suddenly attack or get hold of someone:
Some of the older boys fell on him and broke his glasses.
4. sb’s eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on something if your eyes etc fall on something, you notice it:
His eyes fell on her bag. ‘Are you going somewhere?’
5. fall on hard/bad times to experience difficulties and problems in your life such as not having enough money:
The aim is to raise money for workers who have fallen on hard times.
6. fall on your sword to leave your job because your organization has done something wrong, and you are taking responsibility for it:
It was clear that the Prime Minister wanted her to fall on her sword.
fall on deaf ears at ↑deaf(5)
fall out phrasal verb
1. to have a quarrel
fall out with
Carrie’s always falling out with people.
2. if a tooth or your hair falls out, it is then no longer attached to your body:
The drugs made her hair fall out.
3. if soldiers fall out, they stop standing in a line and move away to different places
fall over phrasal verb
1. to fall onto the ground or to fall from an upright position:
Tommy fell over and cut his knee badly.
Her bike fell over.
2. fall over something to hit your foot against something by mistake and fall to the ground SYN trip over:
She fell over the dog and broke her front teeth.
3. fall over yourself to do something to be very eager to do something, especially something you do not usually do:
People were falling over themselves to help her.
fall through phrasal verb
if an agreement, plan, sale etc falls through, it is not completed successfully:
The studio planned to make a movie of the book but the deal fell through.
fall to somebody/something phrasal verb
1. if a duty or job falls to someone, they are responsible for doing it, especially when this is difficult or unpleasant:
It fell to me to give her the bad news.
2. written to start doing something:
They fell to work with a will.
fall to doing something
He fell to thinking about how nice a warm bath would be.
II.fall2 S2 W2 BrE AmE noun
1. MOVEMENT DOWN [countable] movement down towards the ground or towards a lower position:
the first fall of autumn leaves
The rise and fall of the dancers’ bodies creates a pattern.
Mrs Evans had a fall (=fell to the ground) and broke her leg.
He stretched out his hands to break his fall (=prevent himself from falling too quickly and hurting himself).
2. REDUCTION [countable] a reduction in the amount, level, price etc of something OPP rise
fall in
There has been a fall in oil prices.
sharp/steep fall
the sharp fall in the birth rate in European countries
fall of
Their industrial output went down again in December, which meant a fall of 2.2% over the year.
3. SEASON [singular] American English the season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes slightly colder SYN autumn:
Eleanor plans to go to Southwestern Community College this fall.
The area is beautiful in the fall.
4. LOSS OF POWER/SUCCESS [singular] a situation in which someone or something loses their position of power or becomes unsuccessful
fall from
The president lived on for twenty years after his fall from power.
the story of Napoleon’s rise and fall (=period of success followed by failure)
Rumours are that the company is heading for a fall (=is likely to fail soon).
5. fall from grace a situation in which someone stops being respected by other people or loses their position of authority, especially because they have done something wrong:
He was the head of the intelligence service until his fall from grace.
6. DEFEAT [singular] a situation in which a country, city etc is defeated by an enemy
fall of
the fall of Jerusalem in AD70
7. falls (also Falls) [plural] a place where a river suddenly goes straight down over a cliff:
The spray from the falls is so dense that you can hardly see.
Niagara Falls
8. SPORT [countable] an act of forcing your opponent onto the ground in ↑wrestling or ↑judo
9. SNOW/ROCKS [countable] an amount of snow, rocks etc that falls onto the ground
fall of
Fresh falls of snow were forecast.
The road is blocked by a rock fall.
10. the Fall (also the fall) the occasion in the Bible when God punished Adam and Eve by making them leave the Garden of Eden
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THESAURUS
decrease used when the number, amount, or level of something becomes less than it used to be: There has been a significant decrease in the number of deaths from lung cancer. | a 5% decrease in housing prices
reduction used when the price, amount, or level of something is made lower: There will be further price reductions in the sales. | A small reduction in costs can mean a large increase in profits.
cut used when a government or company reduces the price, amount, or level of something: a 1% cut in interest rates | tax cuts | It is possible that there will be further job cuts.
drop/fall used when the number, amount, or level of something goes down, especially by a large amount: The figures showed a sharp fall in industrial output. | There was a dramatic drop in temperature.
decline used when the number, amount, level, or standard of something goes down, especially gradually: During the 1970s, there was a gradual decline in the birthrate. | a decline in educational standards

f\\fallhu


fall

If you lose your balance, you can slip and fall.


autumn

fall

Fall is the season between summer and winter. Another name for fall is autumn.

[fɔ:l]
danh từ
sự rơi, sự ngã; sự rụng xuống (lá); sự rũ xuống; sự hạ
sự sụp đổ, sự suy sụp (của một đế quốc...); sự sa sút, sự mất địa vị, sự xuống thế, sự xuống dốc (của một người...)
sự sụt giá, sự giảm giá
(thể dục,thể thao) sự vật ngã; keo vật
to try a fall
vật thử một keo
sự sa ngã (đàn bà)
lượng mưa, lượng tuyết
số lượng cây ngả; số lượng gỗ xẻ
hướng đi xuống; dốc xuống
(số nhiều) thác
the Niagara falls
thác Ni-a-ga-ra
sự đẻ (của cừu); lứa cừu con
dây ròng rọc
lưới che mặt, mạng che mặt (của phụ nữ)
(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) mùa lá rụng, mùa thu
the fall of day
lúc chập tối
the fall of night
lúc màn đêm buông xuống
pride will have a fall
(tục ngữ) trèo cao ngã đau
to ride for a fall
(xem) ride
nội động từ fallen
rơi, rơi xuống, rơi vào ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
to fall out of the window
rơi ra ngoài cửa sổ
to fall to pieces
rơi vỡ tan tành
to fall to somebody's lot
rơi vào số phận ai
to fall into the hands of the enemy
rơi vào tay kẻ địch
the accent falls on the third syllable
trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ ba
the meeting falls on Friday
cuộc mít tinh rơi vào ngày thứ sáu
rủ xuống, xoã xuống (tóc...); rụng xuống (lá); ngã
to fall flat to the ground
ngã sóng soài dưới đất
hạ thấp, xuống thấp, xịu xuống; dịu đi, nguôi đi
curtain falls
màn hạ
temperature falls
độ nhiệt xuống thấp
prices fall
giá cả hạ xuống
face falls
mặt xịu xuống
voice falls
giọng nói khẽ đi
eyes fall
mắt cụp xuống
wind falls
gió dịu đi
anger falls
cơn giận nguôi đi
đổ nát, sụp đổ
houses fall
nhà cửa đổ nát
mất địa vị, bị hạ bệ, xuống thế, sa sút, xuống dốc
to fall very low
sa sút quá, xuống dốc quá
to fall in somebody's esteem
mất lòng quý trọng của aii
sa ngã (đàn bà)
thất bại, thất thủ
plans fall to the ground
kế hoạch thất bại
fortress falls
pháo đài thất thủ
hy sinh, chết, ngã xuống ((nghĩa bóng))
many fell
nhiều người bị hy sinh (trong chiến trận)
buột nói ra, thốt ra
the news fell from his lips
hắn buộc miệng nói ra tin đó
sinh ra, đẻ ra (cừu con...)
(+ into) được chia thành, thuộc về
the books falls into three parts
cuốn sách được chia làm ba phần
to fall into the category
thuộc vào loại
bị (rơi vào tình trạng nào đó...)
to fall into error
bị lầm lẫn
to fall ill
bị ốm
to fall on evil days
bị sa cơ thất thế
dốc xuống
the land falls in gentle slopes to the sea
đất dốc thoai thoải xuống biển
đổ ra
the river falls to the sea
sông đổ ra biển
bắt đầu
to fall to work at once
bắt tay vào việc ngay lập tức
to fall into conversation
bắt đầu nói chuyện
xông vào
to fall on the enemy
xông vào kẻ địch
ngoại động từ
(tiếng địa phương); (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) chặt, hạ (cây)
to fall across
tình cờ gặp (ai)
to fall among
tình cờ rơi vào đám (người nào...)
to fall away
bỏ, rời bỏ, bỏ rơi (ai...); ly khai (đạo, đảng)
héo mòn đi, gầy mòn đi
biến đi
to fall back
ngã ngửa
rút lui
to fall back on (upon)
phải cầu đến, phải dùng đến (cái gì)
to fall behind
thụt lùi, bị tụt lại đằng sau
(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) không trả được đúng hạn, còn thiếu lại, còn nợ lại
to fall down
rơi xuống, ngã xuống, sụp xuống, thất bại
to fall for
(từ lóng) mê tít, phục lăn
bị bịp, bị chơi xỏ
to fall in
(quân sự) đứng vào hàng
(thông tục) thụt vào, lùi vào trong (ngôi nhà)
đến lúc phải thanh toán (nợ); hết hạn (hợp đồng thuê nhà)
sập, lún, sụp đổ (mái nhà...)
to fall in with
tình cờ gặp (ai)
theo, tán đồng (quan điểm của ai...); đồng ý với (ai); (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) chiều ý, theo ý (ai) i)
trùng hợp với
to fall off
rơi xuống
rút, giảm sút; thoái hoá, tàn tạ, suy đồi
(hàng hải) không ăn theo tay lái
nổi dậy, bỏ hàng ngũ
to fall on
nhập trận, tấn công
bắt đầu ăn uống
to fall out
rơi ra ngoài; xoã ra (tóc)
cãi nhau, bất hoà
to fall out with somebody
cãi nhau với ai, bất hoà với ai
hoá ra là, thành ra là, dẫn đến kết quả là
it fell out that
hoá ra là, thành ra là
to fall out well
dẫn đến kết quả tốt
(quân sự) bỏ hàng, ra ngoài hàng
to fall out of
bỏ (một thói quen...)
to fall over
ngã lộn nhào, bị đổ
to fall over an obstacle
va vào một chướng ngại và ngã lộn nhào
to fall through
hỏng, thất bại; không đi đến kết quả nào
to fall to
bắt đầu
bắt đầu tấn công; bắt đầu ăn
now, let's fall to!
(thông tục) nào, chúng ta bắt đầu tấn công (bắt đầu ăn)!
to fall under
được liệt vào, được xếp loại vào
ở dưới (sự quan sát...); chịu (ảnh hưởng của ai...)
to fall upon
tấn công
to fall within
nằm trong, gồm trong
to fall due
đến kỳ phải trả, đến hạn
to fall flat
(xem) flat
to fall foul of
(xem) foul
to fall in love with
(xem) love
to fall into a habit
(xem) habit
to fall into line
đứng vào hàng
to fall into line with
đồng ý vớii
to fall into a rage
giận điên lên, nổi cơn tam bành
to fall on one's sword
tự tử, tự sát
to fall over backwards
đi đến chỗ cực đoan
to fall over each other
đánh lộn, ẩu đả; cạnh tranh xâu xé nhau kịch liệt
to fall a prey to
to fall a sacrifice to
làm mồi cho
to fall short
thiếu, không đủ
không tới đích (đạn, tên lửa...)
to fall short of
thất bại, không đạt (mục đích...)
your work falls short of my expectations
công việc làm của anh không được như ý tôi mong đợii
to fall on (upon) one's feet
thoát khỏi khó khăn, lại đứng vững chân
to fall a victim to
là nạn nhân của


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