amerikai:
brit:
1. (heading) To be moved downwards.
2. To move downwards.
3. To happen, to change negatively.
4. To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
And so it falls to me to make this important decision. The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.
5. To diminish; to lessen or lower.
6. To bring forth.
to fall lambs
7. To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
8. To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
9. To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
to fall into error; to fall into difficulties
10. To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
11. To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
12. To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
After arguing, they fell to blows.
13. To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
An unguarded expression fell from his lips.
14. (of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
An Empire-style dress has a high waistline – directly under the bust – from which the dress falls all the way to a hem as low as the floor.
1. Present participle of fall
1. That falls or fall.
a falling leaf