fall (/fɔːl/)
verb · Beginner · Common Verbs
🔊 /fɔːl/
Meaning
Meaning: drop downward
To move downward, usually quickly and without control, because of gravity.
Examples
🗣 Be careful on the icy steps so that you do not fall and hurt yourself.
Etymology
From Old English ‘feallan’, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch ‘vallen’ and German ‘fallen’.
How & Where It’s Used
Used literally for dropping and figuratively for declines, e.g. prices fall.
Tags: movement, nature