Fall

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːl/

Fall (verb)

  1. To go down quickly from a higher place to a lower one.
  2. To decrease in amount, level, or value.
  3. To be beaten or lose in a competition or battle.

Examples

  • Leaves fall from the trees in autumn.
  • The book fell off the shelf.

Common collocations: fall down, fall over, fall apart, fall sharply, fall steadily

Fall (noun)

  1. The season between summer and winter when leaves change color.
  2. An act of moving quickly down from a higher place.
  3. A place where water flows over a vertical drop.

Examples

  • Fall is a beautiful time of year.
  • In fall, the leaves change color.

Synonyms of Fall

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Fall

  • — when describing movement from lower to higher
  • — when describing upward movement