Fall - English meaning

noun

The reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

Usage examples:

In silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet

noun

The act of accepting or agreeing to something, often unwillingly

Usage examples:

I was surprised by her acquiescence to/in the plan., she nodded her acquiescence.

verb

Begin to be.

Usage examples:

She became angry and sulked all day

verb

To start to be

Usage examples:

He became a us citizen in 1955., the days are becoming shorter., it’s becoming obvious that dorothy…

verb

To cause someone to look attractive, or to be suitable for someone

Usage examples:

That colour really becomes you.

verb

Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield.

Usage examples:

The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces

verb

To accept defeat, or to give up or give in

Usage examples:

I capitulated and let my daughter go with her friends., [ c ] this was not a capitulation but an ag…

verb

To accept military defeat

Usage examples:

Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the city began.

noun

The action of ceasing to resist an opponent or demand.

Usage examples:

She gave a sigh of capitulation

noun

The act of accepting defeat

Usage examples:

To withdraw the remaining troops would have been a humiliating capitulation., some say withdrawal o…

noun

An occasion when someone unwillingly accepts or agrees to do something

Usage examples:

We are seeing hopelessness and capitulation among investors.

noun

A small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.

Usage examples:

The waterfall raced down in a series of cascades

verb

(of water) pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities.

Usage examples:

Water was cascading down the stairs

noun

A small waterfall, often one of a group

verb

Reduce the price of.

Usage examples:

The depreciation of the dollar would cheapen us exports

verb

To make someone or something seem less valuable and less deserving of respect

Usage examples:

What the author hates about forgeries is that they cheapen true art.

verb

To reduce the price

Usage examples:

This has had the effect of cheapening uk exports.

verb

(of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.

Usage examples:

The roof collapsed on top of me

noun

An instance of a structure falling down or giving way.

Usage examples:

The collapse of a railway bridge

verb

Break down, literally or metaphorically

phrasal verb

Stop operating or functioning

phrasal verb

(of a machine or engine) to stop working or fail suddenly, or (of a person) to go to sleep

Usage examples:

My radio conked out again.

verb

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

Usage examples:

A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun

A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.

Usage examples:

A car crash

adjective

Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.

Usage examples:

A crash course in italian

phrasal verb

To go to sleep very quickly because you are very tired

Usage examples:

I just want to go home and crash out., he crashed out of the french open in the second round.

noun

A plant which yields a specified crop.

Usage examples:

The white-fleshed varieties are the heaviest croppers

noun

To fail badly, or to fall from a horse or have a bad accident in a vehicle

Usage examples:

If outside buyers or suppliers lose faith, a company can come a cropper very quickly., she came an …

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

verb

(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.

Usage examples:

The birth rate continued to decline

noun

A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.

Usage examples:

A serious decline in bird numbers

verb

To go down in amount or quality; lessen or weaken

Usage examples:

His interest in the project declined after his wife died., her health declined quickly., [ t ] she …

verb

Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Usage examples:

The population of the area has decreased radically

noun

An instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer.

Usage examples:

A decrease in births

verb

To become smaller or make something less

Usage examples:

[ i ] car sales decreased sharply this year., i haven’t noticed any decrease in ticket sales.

noun

The state or process of being or becoming degenerate; decline or deterioration.

Usage examples:

Overgrazing has caused serious degeneration of grassland

noun

The process of becoming worse

Usage examples:

X-rays showed some degeneration of bone.

noun

The process by which something gets worse

Usage examples:

Degeneration of there has been a gradual degeneration of the judicial system in the last few years.…

noun

A person's death.

Usage examples:

Mr grisenthwaite's tragic demise

verb

Convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease.

Usage examples:

The manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms

noun

The end of the operation or existence of something

Usage examples:

Huge corporate farms have led to the demise of many small, family-owned farms.

verb

Diminish in value over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year

verb

To cause something to lose value, esp. over time

Usage examples:

Malawi’s currency was rapidly depreciating., the dollar’s depreciation will lead to higher inflatio…

verb

When a company depreciates an asset, such as a piece of equipment, it reduces its value in its accounts over a certain length of time

Usage examples:

Machine tools are typically depreciated over seven years., the government allowed the currency to d…

verb

Move or fall downwards.

Usage examples:

The aircraft began to descend

verb

Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

verb

To go down or come down something

Usage examples:

[ i ] the path descends to the valley below., [ t ] jane descended the stairs slowly in her wedding…

noun

The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

Usage examples:

The destruction of the rainforest

noun

The action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed

Usage examples:

Unusually high winds left widespread destruction over the area., the child needs help to control hi…

noun

The act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed

Usage examples:

Destruction of many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests., trail of d…

noun

The process of becoming progressively worse.

Usage examples:

A deterioration in the condition of the patient

noun

The process or fact of becoming worse

Usage examples:

We cannot allow continued deterioration of our production standards., a deterioration in retail sal…

noun

The fact or process of becoming worse

Usage examples:

Deterioration in we've seen a deterioration in relations between the countries., when we arrived, w…

verb

Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of.

Usage examples:

I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement

verb

To reduce the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another

Usage examples:

It caused a major crisis when the pound was devalued., the banking system was in trouble before the…

verb

To reduce the rate at which money can be exchanged for foreign money

Usage examples:

Last year mexico was forced to devalue the peso.

verb

Make or become less.

Usage examples:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

Usage examples:

If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

verb

Make or become less.

Usage examples:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

Present participle of diminish

Usage examples:

I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help., these memories will not…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Usage examples:

I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help., these memories will not…

verb

Put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid).

Usage examples:

He dipped a brush in the paint

noun

A brief swim.

Usage examples:

They cooled off by taking a dip in the pool

abbreviation

Document image processing, a system for the digital storage and retrieval of documents as scanned images.

verb

Plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head.

Usage examples:

She walked to the deep end, then she dived in

noun

A plunge head first into water.

Usage examples:

He hit the sea in a shallow dive

verb

A headlong plunge into water

noun

A loss of power, prosperity, or status.

Usage examples:

Many factors led to the downfall of the roman empire

noun

(something that causes) the usually sudden destruction of a person, organization, or government and their loss of power, money, or health

Usage examples:

Rampant corruption brought about the downfall of the government., in the end, it was the continual …

noun

Another term for downturn.

noun

A downturn

Usage examples:

She predicted that the gdp will fall only moderately during the downswing in the economic cycle.

noun

A downturn

Usage examples:

She predicted that the gdp will fall only moderately during the downswing in the economic cycle.

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Usage examples:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Usage examples:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

verb

Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

Usage examples:

Traffic has dwindled to a trickle

verb

To become less in number or smaller

Usage examples:

The community had dwindled to a tenth of its former size.

verb

To gradually become less, smaller, or lower in level

Usage examples:

Dwindle from sth to sth the municipality's population has dwindled from 40,000 to 24,000., dwindlin…

adjective

Gradually diminishing in size, amount, or strength.

Usage examples:

Dwindling resources

verb

Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

Usage examples:

Traffic has dwindled to a trickle

adjective

Gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number

Usage examples:

She is one of a dwindling number of people who was alive in 1918., in baltimore the city's dwindlin…

noun

Lack of success.

Usage examples:

An economic policy that is doomed to failure

noun

The fact of someone or something not succeeding

Usage examples:

Complete failure the meeting was a complete failure., total failure now she finally had to admit th…

noun

The fact of not doing something that you must do or are expected to do

Usage examples:

Failure to his failure to return her phone call made her realize that something was wrong., failure…

phrasal verb

Lose an upright position suddenly

phrasal verb

To fall to the ground

Usage examples:

Our apple tree fell down in the storm., he stumbled and fell down., many buildings in the old part …

phrasal verb

If a building is falling down, it is in a very bad condition and there is a risk that it will break into pieces and drop to the ground

Usage examples:

Many buildings in the old part of the city are falling down.

idiom

To fall down heavily and lie on the ground without moving

Usage examples:

The woman staggered and collapsed in a heap.

phrasal verb

Come off

phrasal verb

To become less in number, amount, or quality

Usage examples:

Production fell off last month.

phrasal verb

To get lower in amount or level

Usage examples:

Orders have definitely fallen off in the past quarter., a fall-off in sth the company blamed the fa…

phrasal verb

Change from a waking to a sleeping state

phrasal verb

To suddenly go to sleep or feel weak because you are extremely tired

Usage examples:

I got home and flaked out on the sofa., i'm tired of relying on other people - they keep flaking ou…

verb

Come to have (something); receive.

Usage examples:

I got a letter from him the other day

noun

See have.

verb

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

phrasal verb

Consent reluctantly

phrasal verb

To finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing

Usage examples:

If you want them to give in you'll have to offer them more than that., after months of resisting th…

phrasal verb

Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

phrasal verb

To stop doing or to stop having something

Usage examples:

He gave up jogging after his heart attack., although behind in the chess match, he refused to give …

phrasal verb

To stop trying to do something before you have finished, usually because it is too difficult

Usage examples:

She has a struggle trying to persuade the board to accept her proposal, but she's determined not to…

idiom

To go to sleep very quickly or to become unconscious very quickly

idiom

If your arm or leg has gone to sleep, you cannot feel or control it, often because you have been sitting or lying for too long in a strange position.

Usage examples:

You'll find that your baby usually goes to sleep after a feed., come on, go to sleep now - it's lat…

verb

Move towards or be attracted to a person or thing.

Usage examples:

Young western europeans will gravitate to berlin

verb

To be attracted to or move toward something

Usage examples:

People tend to gravitate to the beaches here.

verb

(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.

Usage examples:

He would watch nick grow to manhood

verb

Increase in size by natural process

verb

To increase in size or amount, or to become more advanced or developed

Usage examples:

Children grow so quickly., this plant grows best in the shade., she's grown three centimetres this …

noun

A shot or pass made with the head.

Usage examples:

Two minutes later o'brien had a header cleared off the line by kennedy

noun

A line of text, such as a title or a page number, that appears at the top of each page in a printed document

noun

The act of hitting the ball with your head in football

Usage examples:

A fine header!

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Usage examples:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Usage examples:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Usage examples:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Usage examples:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

Present participle of lessen

Usage examples:

A healthy diet can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

If something lessens or is lessened, it becomes less strong

Usage examples:

A healthy diet can lessen the risk of heart disease.

noun

The action of moving someone or something in a downward direction.

Usage examples:

Conditions do not allow the lowering of a rescue boat

adjective

(of the sky) dark and threatening.

Usage examples:

A day of lowering cloud

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

Usage examples:

He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

noun

A steep downward plunge by an aircraft.

Usage examples:

The pilot put the plane in a nosedive and ejected

verb

(of an aircraft) make a nosedive.

Usage examples:

The plane nosedived into the ground and exploded

noun

(esp. of an aircraft) a fast and sudden fall to the ground with the front pointing down

Usage examples:

Fig. stock prices took a nosedive (= a sudden fall in value)., fig. profits nosedived in the last q…

verb

Remove forcibly from power.

Usage examples:

Military coups which had attempted to overthrow the king

noun

A removal from power.

Usage examples:

The speeches called for the overthrow of the monarchy

noun

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Usage examples:

Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb

Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

Usage examples:

You've pitched the melody very high

verb

Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

Usage examples:

He pitched the ship inside and outside

verb

Fall or drop straight down at high speed.

Usage examples:

A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully

noun

A steep and rapid fall or drop.

Usage examples:

The bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet

verb

To fall very quickly and suddenly

Usage examples:

Temperatures plummeted last night., the parachute failed to open and he plummeted to the ground.

verb

Jump or dive quickly and energetically.

Usage examples:

Our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea

noun

An act of jumping or diving into water.

Usage examples:

Fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge

verb

Dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

noun

The action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Usage examples:

Talks on arms reduction

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Usage examples:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

noun

The action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.

Usage examples:

Commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people

noun

Destruction

Usage examples:

Alcohol was the ruination of him.

verb

Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.

Usage examples:

He saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves

noun

A fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe.

Usage examples:

I stood at the kitchen sink

noun

Fall or descend to a lower place or level

verb

Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

I slipped over on the ice

noun

An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

A single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside

noun

A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

Usage examples:

His monthly salary slip

verb

Sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply.

Usage examples:

She slumped against the cushions

noun

A sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something.

Usage examples:

A slump in profits

verb

To fall heavily and suddenly

Usage examples:

She slumped to the floor in a faint., the old man slumped in his chair, asleep., we both slumped ag…

verb

Cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally.

Usage examples:

You'll spill that tea if you're not careful

noun

A quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt.

Usage examples:

Wipe up spills immediately

noun

A thin strip of wood or paper used for lighting a fire, candle, pipe, etc.

abbreviation

Stone (in weight).

abbreviation

Saint.

Usage examples:

St george

suffix

Forming the second person singular of verbs.

Usage examples:

Canst

verb

Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.

Usage examples:

Her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled

noun

An act of stumbling.

Usage examples:

He broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an alpine pass

verb

Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

noun

The action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person.

Usage examples:

They were forced into submission

verb

Accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person.

Usage examples:

The original settlers were forced to submit to bulgarian rule

verb

Yield to the control of another

verb

Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

Usage examples:

We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair

verb

Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage examples:

Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun

The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

Usage examples:

The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

verb

Relinquish possession or control over

verb

Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage examples:

Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun

The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

Usage examples:

The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

noun

The action of surrendering a lease or life insurance policy.

Usage examples:

As a consequence of the approach adopted by insurance companies on the early surrender of endowment…

idiom

To fall off something, usually a bicycle or a horse

verb

Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.

Usage examples:

She toppled over when i touched her

verb

To lean forward and fall

Usage examples:

[ t ] a large tree was toppled by the wind., [ t ] the government toppled after several large publi…

verb

To remove a person or organization from a position of power

Usage examples:

This was a secret bid to topple the chairman and take his job., their aim was to topple the superma…

verb

Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.

Usage examples:

He tripped over his cat

noun

A journey or excursion, especially for pleasure.

Usage examples:

Sammy's gone on a school trip

noun

A flock or group of goats, sheep, or other animals.

Usage examples:

She exchanged her cows for a trip of goats

verb

Fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.

Usage examples:

She pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs

noun

A sudden or headlong fall.

Usage examples:

I took a tumble in the nettles

verb

Fall down, as if collapsing

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

The big wheel was turning

noun

An act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

A safety lock requiring four turns of the key

verb

Move around an axis or a center

verb

Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).

Usage examples:

The land yields grapes and tobacco

noun

An amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product.

Usage examples:

The milk yield was poor

verb

Give or supply

adjective

(of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid.

Usage examples:

She dropped on to the yielding cushions

verb

Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).

Usage examples:

The land yields grapes and tobacco

adjective

Soft substances or qualities that are yielding can bend

Usage examples:

A yielding mire of wet leaves, yielding flesh/softness