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Fall — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • case noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
  • decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
  • instance noun A particular example or occurrence of something.
  • jeer noun A mocking remark or reflection.
  • plunge verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
  • tumble verb To fall suddenly, often rolling or turning over as it happens.

Senses

Fall is used for these senses in English:

  • case An actual event, situation, or fact.
  • case (legal) A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.
  • decline Downward movement, fall.
  • drop An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
  • fall The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
  • fall (chiefly, North America, archaic in Britain) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. [from 16th c.]
  • fall A loss of greatness or status.
  • grammatical case (grammar) A mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially the syntactic function in a phrase.

case — full definition

  1. noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
  2. noun A matter under legal, medical, or professional investigation.
  3. noun A container, box, or covering designed to hold or protect something.
  4. noun Grammar: the form a noun, pronoun, or adjective takes to show its role in a sentence.
  5. verb To pack something into a case, or to observe a place closely before a robbery.

decline — full definition

  1. verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
  2. verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
  3. noun A gradual decrease or worsening.

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