fall into

fall in·to

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawl in-too]
- /fɔl ˈɪn tu/
- /fɔːl ˈɪntə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawl in-too]
- /fɔl ˈɪn tu/

Definitions of fall into words

verb without object fall into to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support. 1
verb without object fall into to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees. 1
verb without object fall into to become less or lower; become of a lower level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc.; decline: The temperature fell ten degrees. Stock prices fell to a new low for the year. 1
verb without object fall into to subside or abate. 1
verb without object fall into extend downward; hang down: Her hair falls to her shoulders. 1
verb without object fall into to become lowered or directed downward, as the eyes: My eyes fell before his steady gaze. 1

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Origin of fall into

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English fallen, Old English feallan; cognate with German fallen, Old Norse falla; akin to Lithuanian pùlti to fall

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Parts of speech for Fall into

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fall into

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for fall into

verb fall into

introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
get in — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
penetrate — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
come in — If information, a report, or a telephone call comes in, it is received.
arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.

All 71 Synonyms of fall into

Antonyms for fall into

verb fall into

abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
delete — If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it.
depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

All 22 Antonyms of fall into

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Synonyms for fall into

verb fall into

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verb fall into

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