to fall
- verb
- /fɔl/
- However, not every user study falls neatly into one of the three categories.
- fall into a category
- fall into broad categories
- fall into two groups
And I have friends who fall on both ends of this spectrum.
- And I have friends who fall on both ends of this spectrum.
- That being said, we certainly fell into a funny man, straight man.
- on matter what where you fall, you know, on the spectrum.
- And I would also point out that my work falls in the realm of synthesis.
- And, you know, these stories kind of fall in between the two.
- All right, so then I trust humans fall into that definition.
- It's not how educated we are, it is simply where we fall on the political spectrum.
- And there's no right answer to where you should fall, right?
- And so from the moment that we get something, it falls into a category.
- See, a hard offer falls in three specific categories and that is it.
- And then I got to thinking, what happens if you fall outside the boundaries of the family?
- I wouldn't say, but I I kind of fall into that phase us.
Examples
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The priority of these schools appears to fall into the categories of behavioral and cognitive engagement.
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Metadata in DDI/XML format from ICPSR fall into this category and provide examples for discussion.
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And so I think most people fall in one of two categories.
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But the symptoms fall into two main categories.
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As the table shows, we identified potential topics that fall into all three categories.
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The supervision of this authority could fall to several different government actors.
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It's not how educated we are, it is simply where we fall on the political spectrum.
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Still, it seems clear that such conflicts fall into broad categories that are essentially different.
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Many of the other textual prayers described above can also fall into the devotional category.
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When analyzing the survey results, we found that most responses fall into one of three main categories.
Synonyms
Be made, sold, or offered in a particular form
To belong to a group or type
To be part of a group or category
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
If something falls into a category, imagine it dropping into a group; the verb comes from old English feallan 'to fall'. So to fall under a heading means to be included in that group.