Antonyms for falls


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : fawlz
Phonetic Transcription : fɔlz


Definition of falls

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.
  • noun descent; lowering
  • noun defeat, overthrow
  • verb descend; become lower
  • verb be overthrown by an enemy; surrender
  • verb happen
Example sentences :
  • We rolled on, and entered the village of Manchester, bordering on the falls.
  • Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • From the height of pride and confidence he falls to utter hopelessness.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • "She'll quit if she falls dead," replied the other man, quietly.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Methinks she will fade into the moonlight, which falls upon her through the window.
  • Extract from : « Sylph Etherege » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Some were for encamping here for the night; others favored going on to the Falls.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Fallings, are when the Body, being out of its proper Poise, falls by its own Weight.
  • Extract from : « Orchesography » by John Weaver
  • He falls at Ravenswood, in the battle against the Swedish king, Ongenþew, 2925.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • That one falls in love with her goes without saying, but that is not enough.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The Ridiculous only, as I have before said, falls within my province in the present work.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
  • How was it that my friend loved the Falls, and what had he understood of their marvellous grandeur?
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Synonyms for falls

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