"fallen" in the verb sense
1. fall
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
"The branch fell from the tree"
"The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
2. descend, fall, go down, come down
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
"The temperature is going down"
"The barometer is falling"
"The curtain fell on the diva"
"Her hand went up and then fell again"
3. fall
pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
"fall into a trap"
"She fell ill"
"They fell out of favor"
"Fall in love"
"fall asleep"
"fall prey to an imposter"
"fall into a strange way of thinking"
"she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
4. fall, come
come under, be classified or included
"fall into a category"
"This comes under a new heading"
5. precipitate, come down, fall
fall from clouds
"rain, snow and sleet were falling"
"Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
6. fall
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
"We must stand or fall"
"fall by the wayside"
7. fall
die, as in battle or in a hunt
"Many soldiers fell at Verdun"
"Several deer have fallen to the same gun"
"The shooting victim fell dead"
8. fall, shine, strike
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
"Light fell on her face"
"The sun shone on the fields"
"The light struck the golden necklace"
"A strange sound struck my ears"
9. fall
be captured
"The cities fell to the enemy"
10. fall
occur at a specified time or place
"Christmas falls on a Monday this year"
"The accent falls on the first syllable"
11. decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
decrease in size, extent, or range
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
"her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
"his voice fell to a whisper"
12. fall
yield to temptation or sin
"Adam and Eve fell"
13. fall
lose office or power
"The government fell overnight"
"The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
14. fall
to be given by assignment or distribution
"The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"
"The onus fell on us"
"The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"
15. fall
move in a specified direction
"The line of men fall forward"
16. fall
be due
"payments fall on the 1st of the month"
17. fall
lose one's chastity
"a fallen woman"
18. fall
to be given by right or inheritance
"The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
19. accrue, fall
come into the possession of
"The house accrued to the oldest son"
20. fall, light
fall to somebody by assignment or lot
"The task fell to me"
"It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
21. fall, return, pass, devolve
be inherited by
"The estate fell to my sister"
"The land returned to the family"
"The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
22. fall
slope downward
"The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
23. fall, fall down
lose an upright position suddenly
"The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"
"Her hair fell across her forehead"
24. fall
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
"She fell back in her chair"
"He fell to his knees"
25. hang, fall, flow
fall or flow in a certain way
"This dress hangs well"
"Her long black hair flowed down her back"
26. fall
assume a disappointed or sad expression
"Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"
"his crest fell"
27. fall
be cast down
"his eyes fell"
28. fall
come out issue
"silly phrases fell from her mouth"
29. fall
be born, used chiefly of lambs
"The lambs fell in the afternoon"
30. fall
begin vigorously
"The prisoners fell to work right away"
31. fall
go as if by falling
"Grief fell from our hearts"
32. fall, descend, settle
come as if by falling
"Night fell"
"Silence fell"
"fallen" in the adjective sense
1. fallen
having dropped by the force of gravity
"fallen leaves covered the forest floor"
"sat on a fallen tree trunk"
2. fallen
having fallen in or collapsed
"a fallen building"
3. fallen
having lost your chastity
"a fallen woman"
4. fallen
killed in battle
"to honor fallen soldiers"
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