to fall short

to fall short

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too fawl shawrt]
- /tu fɔl ʃɔrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too fawl shawrt]
- /tu fɔl ʃɔrt/

Definition of to fall short words

adjective to fall short If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it. 0

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Parts of speech for To fall short

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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to fall short popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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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