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fall

გამოთქმა: /fɔːl/

განმარტებულია fall სიტყვის თარგმნა ფლექსია სინონიმები ანტონიმები

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1an act of falling or collapsing:his mother had a fall as she alighted from a train
  • Wrestling a move which pins the opponent’s shoulders on the ground for a count of three.
  • a downward difference in height between parts of a surface: at the corner of the massif this fall is interrupted by other heights of considerable stature
  • 2a thing which falls or has fallen:in October came the first fall of snow a rock fall
  • a sudden onset or arrival:the fall of darkness
  • (usually falls) a waterfall or cascade: we camped upriver from the falls [in names]:Niagara Falls
  • literary a downward turn in a melody:that strain again, it had a dying fall
  • the way in which something falls or hangs:the fall of her hair
  • (falls) the parts or petals of a flower which bend downwards, especially the outer perianth segments of an iris.
  • 3a decrease in size, number, rate, or level:a big fall in unemployment
  • 4a defeat or downfall:the fall of the government
  • a person’s moral decline.
  • (the Fall or the Fall of Man) the lapse of humankind into a state of sin, ascribed in traditional Jewish and Christian theology to the disobedience of Adam and Eve as described in Genesis.
  • 5 (also Fall) North American autumn: that fall Roosevelt was elected to his first term

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control:bombs could be seen falling from the planes my purse fell out of my bag (as adjective falling)she was injured by a falling tree
  • (fall off) become detached and drop to the ground:my sunglasses fell off and broke on the pavement
  • hang down:hair that was allowed to fall to the shoulders
  • (of land) slope downwards:the land fell away in a steep bank
  • [no object] (of someone’s eyes or glance) be directed downwards: Albert’s eyes fell, and he blushed
  • [no object] (of someone’s face) show dismay or disappointment by appearing to droop:her face fell as she thought about her life with George
  • 2(of a person) lose one’s balance and collapse:she fell down at school today
  • throw oneself to the ground:she fell to her knees and began to weep
  • (of a tree or structure) collapse to the ground:after the earthquake, part of the city fell down
  • (fall over) informal (of computer hardware or software) stop working suddenly; crash: the program fell over once when I clicked on the wrong control
  • 3decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality:imports fell by 12 per cent we’re worried that standards are falling
  • (of a measuring instrument) show a lower reading:the barometer had fallen a further ten points
  • (fall away) (in sport) play less well: when he faded the whole team fell away
  • 4be captured or defeated:their mountain strongholds fell to enemy attack
  • Cricket (of a wicket) be taken by the bowling side: more wickets fell
  • die in battle:an English leader who had fallen at the hands of the Danes
  • [no object] (of a government or leader) lose office or be overthrown.
  • [no object] archaic yield to temptation:it is their husbands' fault if wives do fall
  • 5pass into a specified state, situation, or position:many of the buildings fell into disrepair [with complement]:she fell pregnant
  • occur or take place:when night fell we crawled back to our lines her birthday fell on May Day
  • (fall to doing something) begin to do something:he fell to musing about how it had happened
  • be drawn accidentally into:you must not fall into this common error
  • 6be classified in the way specified:canals fall within the Minister’s brief

be riding (or heading) for a fall

informal be acting in a reckless way that is likely to end in trouble or disaster: with your present attitude, you’re riding for a fall

fall between two stools

see stool.

fall foul (or North American afoul) of

come into conflict with:one of his songs has fallen foul of censorship regulations

fall in (or into) line

conform with others: she defiantly pledges not to fall into line with the masses
[with reference to military formation]

fall in (or out of) love (with someone)

see love.

fall into place

(of a series of events or facts) begin to make sense:once he knew what to look for, the theory fell quickly into place

fall on stony ground

see stony.

fall over oneself to do something

informal be excessively eager to do something:critics fell over themselves to compliment him

fall prey to

see prey.

fall short (of)

(of a missile) fail to reach its target.
be deficient or inadequate:the total vote fell short of the required two-thirds majority

fall to pieces

see fall apart below.

fall victim to

see victim.

take the fall

North American informal incur blame or punishment in the place of another person: he kept his mouth shut and let McFarlane take the fall

fall about

British informal laugh uncontrollably: audiences used to fall about when he shrugged his shoulders

fall apart (or to pieces)

break up, come apart, or disintegrate:their marriage is likely to fall apart
(of a person) lose one’s capacity to cope:Angie fell to pieces because she had lost everything

fall back

move or turn back; retreat: the enemy fell back into a defensive position

fall back on

have recourse to when in difficulty:they normally fell back on one of three arguments

fall behind

fail to keep up with one’s competitors: Britain has fallen behind in the space business
fail to meet a commitment to make a regular payment:borrowers falling behind with their mortgage repayments

fall down

be inadequate or unsuccessful; fail:the deal fell down because there were a lot of unanswered questions

fall for

informal
  • 1fall in love with: she fell for a handsome younger man
  • 2be deceived by (something):he didn’t expect Duncan to fall for a cheap trick like that

fall in

take one’s place in a military formation:the soldiers fell in by the side of the road

fall in with

  • 1meet by chance and become involved with:he fell in with thieves
  • 2agree to:Rob was happy to fall in with her plans

fall on (or upon)

  • 1attack fiercely or unexpectedly:the army fell on the besiegers
  • seize enthusiastically:she fell on the sandwiches as though she had not eaten in weeks
  • 2(of someone’s eyes or gaze) be directed towards:her gaze fell on the mud-stained coverlet
  • 3be the responsibility of:the cost of tuition should not fall on the student

fall out

  • 1(of the hair, teeth, etc.) become detached and drop out: the chemotherapy made my hair fall out
  • 2have an argument:he had fallen out with his family
  • 3leave one’s place in a military formation, or on parade: the two policemen at the rear fell out of the formation
  • 4happen; turn out:matters fell out as Stephen arranged

fall through

come to nothing; fail:the project fell through due to lack of money

fall to

(of a task) become the duty or responsibility of:it fell to me to write to Shephard
(of property) revert to the ownership of: land unclaimed after due notice given falls to the lord of the manor

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