Antonyms for fall through

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fawl

Phonetic Transcription : fɔl

Definition of fall through

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 miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
As in founder : verb go under, fail

Example sentences :

The detached seed will then fall through a grid provided for the purpose.
Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson

There were holes in this metal basket for the cinders to fall through.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States » by Various

These stone floors are too thick for anyone to fall through.
Extract from : « The Pony Rider Boys in Texas » by Frank Gee Patchin

But he'll fall through some day for all that, I shouldn't wonder.
Extract from : « April's Lady » by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

Heaven and Earth had warned him that he too should fall through his children.
Extract from : « Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 » by Andrew Lang

Having been attracted to the trap they fall through the roof and are speared in the hole.
Extract from : « The Central Eskimo » by Franz Boas

I do not half like the state of things, and this conjuration about the bees may all fall through.
Extract from : « Oak Openings » by James Fenimore Cooper

Unhappily for him, however, he did not fall through completely.
Extract from : « Red Fox » by Charles G. D. Roberts

It would be a pity for the whole scheme to fall through for lack of brains.
Extract from : « The Seven Darlings » by Gouverneur Morris

Some fall through loving too much, others through loving not at all.
Extract from : « Not Guilty » by Robert Blatchford

Synonyms for fall through

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