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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fawl |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɔl |
Definition of fall into
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 undertake : verb attempt, engage in
- As in enter : verb come, put into a place
Synonyms for fall into
- access
- address oneself
- agree
- answer for
- arrive
- bargain
- barge in
- begin
- blow in
- break in
- breeze in
- burst in
- bust in
- butt in
- come in
- commence
- commit
- commit oneself
- contract
- covenant
- crack
- crawl
- creep
- crowd in
- devote
- drive in
- drop in
- embark
- endeavor
- enter upon
- fall into
- gain entrée
- get in
- go about
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- guarantee
- have a hand in
- have a try
- hazard
- horn in
- immigrate
- infiltrate
- ingress
- initiate
- insert
- insinuate
- introduce
- intrude
- invade
- jump in
- launch
- make a run at
- make an entrance
- make way
- move
- move in
- offer
- pass into
- penetrate
- pierce
- pile in
- pitch in
- pledge
- pop in
- probe
- promise
- rush in
- set about
- set foot in
- set in motion
- set out
- shoulder
- slip
- sneak
- stake
- stipulate
- tackle
- take on
- take the plunge
- take upon oneself
- try
- try out
- venture
- volunteer
- work in
- worm in
- wriggle
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