caer — meaning in English

English meaning

• drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
• fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
• hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
• tumble verb To fall suddenly, often rolling or turning over as it happens.

Senses

caer is used for these senses in English:

• drop (intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]
• drop (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc. [from 18th c.]
• fall To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
• fall To come down, to drop or descend.
• fall (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
• fall (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
• fall for (idiomatic) To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
• get into To enter (an unfavourable state).

drop — full definition

1. noun A small round blob of liquid.
2. verb To let something fall, or to fall oneself.
3. verb To release something (a song, product, or piece of information) to the public.
4. verb To stop doing, discuss, or associate with something; to abandon it.

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.

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