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🤝 To join 🏚️ To collapse 🪖 To form ranks
to fall in

to fall in

272 3.7
To join a group, team, or club
  • phrasal verb
  • /fɔl ɪn/
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  • In Marseilles, he fell in love with the first French servant in his hotel.

So on this matrix, I feel I fall in chaotic neutral, right?

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Examples

  • What a horror it would be to fall in love in her situation!"

    Academic text (2003)

  • Mr. Brunner: Sometimes these gods came to Earth and fell in love with mortals.

    Academic text (2010)

  • I told you not to fall in love with me.

    Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

  • - Did you fall in love?

    Heat (1995)

  • I just fell in love with you.

    Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

  • - I fell in love with someone else, Jackie.

    Wandering Eye (2011)

  • Only thing I’m guilty of is falling in love.

    Hope Floats (1998)

  • In American mythology, Pocahontas and the dashing Smith fall in love after she saves his life.

    Academic text (2006)

  • At the Dayton Art Institute in Ohio, he met and fell in love with the artist Hazel Belvo.

    Academic text (2004)

  • At the rally, many supporters fell in with the crowd, eager to show their support.

Synonyms

to join
vsto fall in
∞ 1.0

Become a member of a group or take part in its activities

is about joining an organized movement rather than casual participation
to fall
vsto fall in
234 4.1

Belong to a particular group or type

implies taking part in a group's structure rather than just being labeled
to fit in
vsto fall in
172 3.0

Be part of a group and feel accepted by others

highlights formal incorporation into a movement rather than social blending
to fall into
vsto fall in
137 3.6

To belong to a group or type

is about active incorporation into a group rather than passive classification
to integrate
vsto fall in
75 4.1

To become part of a larger group and take part in its life

is simpler, meaning entry into a collective without assimilation focus
to fall under
vsto fall in
50 3.4

To be part of a group or category

involves joining a collective actively rather than merely fitting a category
to throw in with
vsto fall in
  • Informal
6 5.8

To join and support a group or side

focuses more on formal incorporation into a collective than mere support
to toss in with
vsto fall in
  • Informal
7.4

Join a group or cause and support it

emphasizes joining the group's structure rather than simple backing
to put in with
vsto fall in
6.1

To join a group to take part in activities

stresses entering an organized collective rather than casual association

Antonyms

to withdraw
466 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

How Included

to affiliate
78 5.1
to fall in
272 3.7
to associate
222 3.3

Surface Forms

fall in infinitive
falling in present participle
falls in third person singular
fell in past
fallen in past participle

Morphology

fall + in

The meaning 'to collapse inward' is directly derivable from combining 'fall' (move downward) with 'in' (into/inside), so a learner who knows both words can infer a physical collapse. The metaphorical extension to organizations uses the same spatial imagery and follows common verb+particle patterns cross-linguistically, making it predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Fall in may come from the image of a person falling in with a group, like stepping into a moving line and fitting with the others. So fall in means 'to join' or become part of a group.