Synonyms for fall down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fawl

Phonetic Transcription : fɔl

Top 10 synonyms for fall down

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Définition of fall down

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 stumble : verb slip, stagger
As in botch : verb blunder
As in call : verb visit at residence or business
As in gum up : verb botch
As in louse up : verb botch
As in collapse : verb fall apart, break down
As in droop : verb hang down; languish
As in flounder : verb struggle; be in the dark
As in implode : verb collapse inward

Example sentences :

I'm afraid you'll fall down there and get the records mixed.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

The toughest part of it is that you got the job for me—and I had to fall down.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

Then the false mother had to turn into a panther again, lest she fall down.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Heman trusted me in this job, and if I fall down it 'll be bad for me and for you fellers, too.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I assure you,” he said politely, “that it did not fall down.
Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

And they fall down on their faces weeping, and it increaseth the humility.
Extract from : « A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd' » by Moulavi Gergh Ali

Anyhow, I don't want to be Jack, and fall down and break my crown.
Extract from : « The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island » by Laura Lee Hope

I am sure that he hopes I will fall down over the job of tracing it.
Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees

When the dragon saw that the palace did not fall down, he stood still in surprise.
Extract from : « Roumanian Fairy Tales » by Various

Often she would stumble and fall down, even on a grassy lawn.
Extract from : « The Martian » by George Du Maurier

Antonyms for fall down

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