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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : faw-luh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔ lən |
Definition of fallen
Origin :- c.1400, past participle adjective from fall (v.). Used figuratively for "morally ruined" by 1620s. Meaning "those who have died" attested by 1765. Fallen angel is from 1680s; fallen woman by 1820.
- adj disgraced, ruined
- adj dead
- A deal with the Rothschilds for control of the Spanish mines had fallen through.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He was not naturally bad, but he had fallen a victim to sudden temptation.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Viviette shredded an apple blossom that had fallen into her lap.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- She had gone back to bed and fallen promptly into a pleasant sleep.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Years seemed to have fallen from the shoulders of his grandfather.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- No, her head was fallen, and he saw the gleam of her hand at her breast.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- For each of the fallen wishes to feel that his exile is self-terminable.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- The blow had fallen, even that which Lecorbeau had most dreaded.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- He kept close to the bank, looking for some sign of the spot where he had fallen in.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Night had fallen ere we finished, and what could we do save carry it home as best we might?
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
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