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fall(noun)BrE / fɔːl / NAmE / fɔːl / - an act of falling
- I had a bad fall and broke my arm.
- She was killed in a fall from a horse.
- an amount of snow, rocks, etc. that falls or has fallen
- a heavy fall of snow
- a rock fall
- the way in which something falls or happens
- the fall of the dice
- the dark fall of her hair (= the way her hair hangs down)
- a large amount of water falling down from a height
synonym waterfall https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/waterfall - The falls upstream are full of salmon.
- Niagara Falls
= autumn https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/autumn - in the fall of 2009
- last fall
- fall weather
- a decrease in size, number, rate or level
language bank at expect https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/expect - a steep fall in profits
- a big fall in unemployment
- Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.
- Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.
- The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780, a fall of 26 per cent.
- According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% down on the previous year.
- There was an 11% drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737.
- These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards.
- a loss of political, economic, etc. power or success; the loss or defeat of a city, country, etc. in war
- the fall of the Roman Empire
- the rise and fall of British industry
- the fall of Berlin
- a situation in which a person, an organization, etc. loses the respect of other people because they have done something wrong
- the TV preacher’s spectacular fall from grace
- the occasion when Adam and Eve did not obey God and had to leave the Garden of Eden
- to be doing something that involves risks and that may end in disaster
- to stop somebody from falling onto something hard
- Luckily, a bush broke his fall.
- if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your abilities, something will happen to make you look stupid
- to accept responsibility or punishment for something that you did not do, or did not do alone
- He took the fall for his boss and resigned.
- Who will take the fall for the scandal?
- Someone has to take the fall.
Extra Examples- He returned to school a month into the fall semester.
- He was hurt in a fall at his home yesterday.
- Luckily a bush broke his fall.
- New England’s gorgeous fall foliage
- Share prices suffered a slight fall yesterday.
- She broke her neck in a fall from a horse.
- She took a bad fall while out riding.
- The chances of surviving a fall under a train are almost nil.
- The doctor says she’s had a very nasty fall.
- The fall in age at first marriage occurred during the second half of the 18th century.
- The opinion polls show a significant fall in her popularity.
- The trees were on fire with vibrant fall colors.
- This figure represents a fall of 21% on the same period last year.
- This triggered the recent dramatic falls on the Tokyo stock exchange.
- a big fall in house prices
- a book charting the rise and fall of the Habsburg Empire
- a fresh fall of snow
- a large fall in share prices
- a projected fall of 2%
- covered by a light fall of volcanic ash
- the TV preacher’s spectacular fall from grace
- the actions that led to his eventual fall from power
- He remained determined to prevent the fall of South Vietnam to the Communists.
- His diary charts his dramatic fall from grace.
- Napoleon’s rise and fall
- The economic crisis worsened, bringing about the fall of the government.
- The novel is set in the revolutionary period in France, following the fall of Louis Philippe.
- The scandal undoubtedly contributed to his fall from power.
- the fall of Rome to the barbarians
Word Origin- Old English fallan, feallan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vallen and German fallen; the noun is partly from the verb, partly from Old Norse fall ‘downfall, sin’.
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