to fall
- verb
- /fɔl/
- Moreover, voter turnout has been falling since the 1982 elections, when it was almost 80%.
- prices fall
- fall by 25 percent
- fall further
So it's just going to rise and fall with the price of Bitcoin.
- So it's just going to rise and fall with the price of Bitcoin.
- Oil would come down and Exxon's stock, it would fall back down accordingly.
- Inflation in France and Spain fell more than expected this week.
Examples
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Due to resource inadequacy and resource mismanagement, the IRS has fallen short of delivering adequate service to taxpayers.
Academic text (2017) -
Her blood pressure is starting to fall.
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Unfortunately, if these schools continue to fall short, the students and even our nation will be affected.
Academic text (2015) -
So if my presentation skills fall a little short, blame that.
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And once margins begin to fall, hiring falls.
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Therefore, the district graduation rate fell well below the state average and state requirement. Participating schools.
Academic text (2015) -
The temperature is expected to fall significantly overnight, dropping to just above freezing.
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Her mood began to fall after receiving the disappointing news about her job application.
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As the sun set, the light began to fall, signaling the end of the day.
Synonyms
To fall to a lower amount or level
To make something smaller in amount or size
To become less in amount, size, or value
To become lower, for example temperature or prices
To become less in size, importance, or value
To become worse or fall to a lower level
Fall suddenly and steeply from a high place or in amount
Become less in number, amount, or quality
To become less strong or loud over time
To make something smaller in amount or strength
To fall from a higher place to a lower place
To become less in number or amount
To become less in amount or quality
To fall suddenly by a large amount, for example in price or activity
To fall in value after a period of rapid rise
To slope downward toward a lower level
To become less over time
To fall suddenly to a much lower level
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To accept what happens and not try to change the result
- Informal
To fail completely and feel embarrassed in front of others
Children often look and behave like their parents
- Informal
To react strongly because something is very funny or surprising
- Vulgar
To lose your balance and land on your backside in an awkward or embarrassing way
- Informal
Suddenly fail completely because it is weak or badly built
- Formal
To die as a Christian who trusts in God and expects life after death
To keep trying after many failures no matter how often you fail
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
An event in the Bible when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, lost their innocence, and left the Garden
- Specialized
A green or brown caterpillar with white stripes that eats tree leaves in autumn
A small European plant with yellow flowers that blooms in the fall and is now common in North America
- US
The time when day and night are almost the same length, marking the start of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere
- Literature
A Christian belief that people lose their innocence when they disobey God
- Specialized
A caterpillar that lives in large silk nests on tree branches and eats the leaves in late summer and fall
A bush that loses its leaves and has large cone-shaped flowers in fall
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
When fall means to decrease, it uses the picture of something going down from old English feallan 'to fall' — like numbers or temperature dropping down. So to fall in amount is to go down.