Antonyms for fall away

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fawl

Phonetic Transcription : fɔl

Definition of fall away

Origin : Old English feallan (class VII strong verb; past tense feoll, past participle feallen) "to fall; fail, decay, die," from Proto-Germanic *fallanan (cf. Old Frisian falla, Old Saxon fallan, Dutch vallen, Old Norse falla, Old High German fallan, German fallen), from PIE root *pol- "to fall" (cf. Armenian p'ul "downfall," Lithuanian puola "to fall," Old Prussian aupallai "finds," literally "falls upon").
Most of the figurative senses had developed in Middle English. Meaning "to be reduced" (as temperature) is from 1650s. To fall in love is attested from 1520s; to fall asleep is late 14c. Fall through "come to naught" is from 1781. To fall for something is from 1903.

As in regress : verb return to earlier way of doing things
As in remit : verb stop, postpone
As in sag : verb droop
As in lose ground : verb suffer loss or disadvantage
As in contract : verb condense
As in drop off : verb decrease
As in ebb : verb subside; decline

Example sentences :

All the agitation and turmoil of the last few months seemed to fall away from him.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

But suddenly, at a point where it fringed a meadow, it seemed to fall away.
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

Perhaps she was so, and only the pains of death made her seem to fall away.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

His interest in her began to grow, his reserve to fall away.
Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden

They fitted him no longer; they began to fall away from him.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

If you follow his advice the difficulties will fall away, because he wants the railway.
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

Condescend, noble Piso, to name me to her, and entreat her not to fall away from her Greek.
Extract from : « Aurelian » by William Ware

Mind that you do not fall away from the ball when the club is about to come into contact with it.
Extract from : « The Complete Golfer [1905] » by Harry Vardon

See them in their true light and their power will fall away from them.
Extract from : « The Hidden Power » by Thomas Troward

We speak as man to man, and I know you are not likely to fall away from me.
Extract from : « Great Porter Square, v. 2 » by Benjamin Leopold Farjeon

Synonyms for fall away

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