0 to suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground without intending to or by accident:
1 to become lower in size, amount, or strength:
Salaries in the public sector are expected to fall by 15 percent this year.
The temperature could fall below zero overnight.
Average temperatures fell by ten degrees.
The pound has fallen to its lowest-ever level against the dollar.
When the teacher walked in, the children's voices fell to a whisper (= they became very quiet).
2 to come down onto the ground or from a high position to a lower position:
3 to belong to a particular group, subject, or area:
The material falls into three categories.
Matters of discipline fall outside my area of responsibility.
4 to change to a particular condition from a different one:
The book fell open (= opened by chance) at a picture of Venice.
The president has fallen strangely silent on the issue of gun control.
UK Your rent falls due (= must be paid) on the first of the month.
Silence fell on the group of men (= they became silent) as they received the news.
She fell under the influence of (= began to be influenced by) an older student.
UK The government finally fell after losing the support of the centre parties.
Rome fell to the Vandals in AD 455.
UK The constituency fell to Labour at the last election, after ten years of Conservative rule.
6 to come at a particular time or happen in a particular place:
8 If your face falls, you suddenly look unhappy or disappointed, and if your spirits fall, you suddenly feel unhappy or disappointed:
9 the fact of the size, amount, or strength of something getting lower:
10 the season after summer and before winter, when fruits and crops become ready to eat and the leaves fall off the trees:
11 the act of falling down to the ground, usually without intending to or by accident:
12 an amount of something that moves down onto the ground or from a higher position to a lower position:
14 (of people and animals) to move unintentionally or unexpectedly onto or toward the ground from a higher place:
19 to happen at a particular time:
20 to belong to a particular group, or to be part of a particular subject:
22 the season of the year between summer and winter, lasting from September to December north of the equator and from March to June south of the equator, when fruits and crops finish growing and the leaves fall off the trees:
23 the act of moving onto or toward the ground or to a lower position, often unintentionally or accidentally:
She injured herself in a fall.
the fall of the Roman Empire
25 to become lower in size, amount, or strength:
a fall in temperature
28 if a payment falls due at a particular time, it must be paid at that time:
29 a reduction in the amount or level of something:
a fall in sth There are serious concerns about the fall in the value of the dollar.
The FTSE 100 slumped 116 points on the back of a 160-point fall overnight on the Dow Jones.
A further fall of 2% in property prices could seriously hamper economic recovery.
The corporation reported a sharp fall in quarterly profits.
30 a situation in which someone or something that has been successful fails:
31 a situation in which someone who was popular, successful, etc. suddenly becomes unsuccessful, unpopular, etc.
Hold onto the rail so that you don't fall.
We heard a splash and then saw that Toni had fallen in the river.
The temperature has fallen below zero recently.
Inflation has fallen below 2%, and that's official.
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