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In the Christian religion, the F___ was the occasion when Adam and Eve sinned and God made them leave the Garden of Eden .In the Christian religion, the Fall was the occasion when Adam and Eve sinned and God made them leave the Garden of Eden .
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If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force.
Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart attack.
The prince has again fallen from his horse.
Bombs fell in the town.
I ought to seal the boxes up. I don't want the books falling out.
Twenty people were injured by falling masonry.
The helmets are designed to withstand impacts equivalent to a fall from a bicycle.
If a person or structure that is standing somewhere falls, they move from their upright position, so that they are then lying on the ground.
The woman gripped the shoulders of her man to stop herself from falling.
We watched buildings fall on top of people and pets.
He lost his balance and fell backwards.
Mrs Briscoe had a bad fall last week.
I hit him so hard he fell down.
Children jumped from upper floors as the building fell down around them.
A number of roads have been blocked by fallen trees.
When rain or snow falls, it comes down from the sky .
Winds reached up to 100mph in some places with an inch of rain falling within 15 minutes.
One night there was a heavy fall of snow.
If you fall somewhere, you allow yourself to drop there in a hurried or disorganized way, often because you are very tired .
Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed.
In the morning I got as far as the sofa and fell on to it.
If something falls, it decreases in amount, value, or strength.
Output will fall by 6%.
Her weight fell to under seven stones.
Between July and August, oil product prices fell 0.2 per cent.
The number of prosecutions has stayed static and the rate of convictions has fallen.
...a time of falling living standards and emerging mass unemployment.
There was a sharp fall in the value of the pound.
If a powerful or successful person falls, they suddenly lose their power or position.
There's a danger of the government falling because it will lose its majority.
When Cromwell fell from power, the king took everything.
Since the fall of the military dictator, the country has had a civilian government.
Her rise has mirrored his fall.
If a place falls in a war or election, an enemy army or a different political party takes control of it.
Paris fell to the allies in August 1944.
With the announcement 'Paphos has fallen!' a cheer went up from the assembled soldiers.
...the fall of Rome.
If someone falls in battle, they are killed.
Another wave of troops followed the first, running past those who had fallen.
You can use fall to show that someone or something passes into another state. For example, if someone falls ill, they become ill, and if something falls into disrepair, it is then in a state of disrepair.
It is almost impossible to visit Florida without falling in love with the state.
A quarter of those surveyed had fallen into debt as a result of childcare costs.
I took Moira to the cinema, where she fell asleep.
Almost without exception these women fall victim to exploitation.
If you say that something or someone falls into a particular group or category, you mean that they belong in that group or category.
The problems generally fall into two categories.
Both women fall into the highest-risk group.
If the responsibility or blame for something falls on someone, they have to take the responsibility or the blame for it.
That responsibility falls on the local office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
A vastly disproportionate burden falls on women for child care.
A lot of suspicion fell on her.
If silence or a feeling of sadness or tiredness falls on a group of people, they become silent, sad, or tired.
The bus was stopped and silence fell on the passengers as the police checked identity cards.
If a celebration or other special event falls on a particular day or date, it happens to be on that day or date.
Easter falls on April 10 next year.
When light or shadow falls on something, it covers it.
Nancy, out of the corner of her eye, saw the shadow that suddenly fell across the doorway.
If someone's hair or a garment falls in a certain way, it hangs downwards in that way.
...a slender boy with black hair falling across his forehead.
If you say that someone's eyes fell on something, you mean they suddenly noticed it.
As he laid the flowers on the table, his eye fell upon a note in Grace's handwriting.
When night or darkness falls, night begins and it becomes dark.
As darkness fell outside, they sat down to eat at long tables.
In cricket, when a wicket falls, the team who are fielding get one of the batsmen out.
The last seven wickets fell for ten runs.
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You can refer to a waterfall as the falls .
...panoramic views of the falls.
...Niagara Falls.
Fall is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler and the leaves fall off the trees.
He was elected judge in the fall.
The Supreme Court will not hear the case until next fall.
The program was launched in the fall of 1990.
The policy will take effect after the fall election.
In the Christian religion, the Fall was the occasion when Adam and Eve sinned and God made them leave the Garden of Eden .
In some sports such as judo and wrestling, a fall is the act of throwing or forcing your opponent to the floor.
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