to fall in love
950
2.5
- phrasal verb
- /fɔl ɪn lʌv/
:
enamorarse de
- I met a young man and we fell in love.
- people fall in love
- girl falls in love
- woman falls in love
And the two of them will in fact fall in love by the end.
- And the two of them will in fact fall in love by the end.
- And so then they fall in love, they get married.
- Think of the fact that they fell in love at some point just like me.
- Now, do you feel that it's possible to fall in love via text?
- When somebody falls in love, there's no time, right?
- You've got to want to fall in love again to to risk it.
- So basically this is where I fell in love, the introduction to the web.
- And she, I believe, probably falls in love because that's what teen novels do.
- Again, I'm just thinking to myself, like, how can you fall in love like that?
- They always say men fall in love through their eyes, women through their ears.
- When I first tasted TJ their farm fresh oils, I fell in love with the vibrant flavors.
- How to try and fall in love during a pandemic.
- But every time I'm with this person, I fall in love all over again.
- And use the device, but don't emulate or fall in love with the innovator.
Examples
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As soon as I received my first note from Katya, I fell in love with her.
Fiction book (1991) -
I met a young man and we fell in love.
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And so then they fall in love, they get married.
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Are you waiting to fall in love?
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No wonder, then, that he fell in love the first moment he saw her.
Fiction book (1990) -
When will you allow yourself to fall in love? With the world?
Academic text (1994) -
The two of them fell in love, created the romance of their lives.
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Completely blew my mind and I fell in love with her.
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An old man on his deathbed remembers the summer he fell in love.
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The two of them fell in love, creating the romance of their lives.
Synonyms
475
1.6
To begin to feel strong romantic feelings for someone or something
84
3.7
To start to like someone as more than a friend
1
4.7
To fall in love suddenly, often without planning
1
8.6
Begin to like someone in a romantic way
1
4.4
To fall in love with someone or something
Antonyms
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to begin to feel romantic love' is compositionally derivable from 'fall' (enter into), 'in' (into/within) and 'love' (romantic affection); a learner who knows the constituents can readily infer 'entering into love.' The metaphorical use of 'fall' to mean entering an emotional state is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish caer enamorado, French tomber amoureux), which supports transparent interpretation for B1 learners.
Etymology
The phrase fall in love uses the image of fall like tripping and suddenly dropping into love, so you imagine landing inside a strong feeling for someone. That's why it means 'to begin to feel strong romantic love'.