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fall back

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

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Senses

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go back to bad behavior

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retreat

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move back and away from

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fall backwards and down

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have recourse to

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Variants

synonym
drop offlaglapseresort
pasttense
falled back
presentparticiple
falling back
thirdpersonsingular
falls back
pastparticiple
falled back