転ぶ — meaning in English

English meaning

• fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
• trip noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.

Senses

転ぶ is used for these senses in English:

• fall To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
• trip (intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
• trip (transitive, obsolete) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.

fall — full definition

1. verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
2. verb To decrease in amount, level, or intensity.
3. verb To be defeated, collapse, or come to an end (of a government, city, or empire).
4. verb To happen or occur on a particular date.
5. noun Autumn; the season between summer and winter.

trip — full definition

1. noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.
2. verb To catch your foot on something and stumble or fall.
3. verb To activate a switch, alarm, or mechanism, often unintentionally.
4. noun Informal: a period of hallucination caused by psychoactive drugs.

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