Antonyms for fall back

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fawl

Phonetic Transcription : fɔl

Definition of fall back

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.

verb retreat

Example sentences :

The people yelped as they thought they saw Taku fall back before him.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

He'd be 'thankful' to hear that his worst enemy had an uncle to fall back upon.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Because there was nothing else to do, Grant unscrewed his helmet and let it fall back on its hinge.
Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner

They're going to fall back, and let the artillery start in again!
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson

But why, since they were about to fall back, had they advanced to the line of the Aisne?
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

After a stiff fight the Russians were compelled to fall back.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various

He turned; and that which he saw caused him to fall back upon his fellows.
Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan

You see, she has no lover yet to fall back upon, as it were.
Extract from : « The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba » by Walter Goodman

So orders were issued by him, on the battlefield, to fall back to the original line.
Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton

General Edward Johnson's had to fall back from the Alleghenies!
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Synonyms for fall back

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