fall
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
Framework senses
- §1
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- §2
- lose an upright position suddenly
- §3
- slope downward
- §4
- move in a specified direction
- §5
- be inherited by
- §6
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot
- §7
- come into the possession of
- §8
- be captured
- §9
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- §10
- to be given by right or inheritance
- §11
- lose office or power
- §12
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- §13
- yield to temptation or sin
- §14
- lose one's chastity
- §15
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- §16
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- §17
- be due
- §18
- come under, be classified or included
- §19
- fall from clouds
- §20
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- §21
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- §22
- come as if by falling
- §23
- go as if by falling
- §24
- occur at a specified time or place
- §25
- begin vigorously
- §26
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- §27
- come out
- §28
- be cast down
- §29
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- §30
- fall or flow in a certain way
- §31
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- §32
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity