A1 verb Neutral #163 am häufigsten

fall

/fɔːl/

To move downwards from a higher position to a lower one, usually by accident or without control. It is also used to describe a decrease in amount, number, or intensity.

Beispiele

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1

Be careful when you walk on the ice so you do not fall.

Be careful when you walk on the ice so you do not fall.

2

The temperature is expected to fall significantly during the night.

The temperature is expected to fall significantly during the night.

3

I saw him fall off his bike, but he is okay.

I saw him fall off his bike, but he is okay.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
fall
Verb
fall
Adjektiv
fallen
Verwandt
downfall
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Merkhilfe

Imagine a leaf 'falling' from a tree during the 'fall' season.

Schnelles Quiz

If you are not careful on the stairs, you might ____.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: fall

Beispiele

1

Be careful when you walk on the ice so you do not fall.

everyday

Be careful when you walk on the ice so you do not fall.

2

The temperature is expected to fall significantly during the night.

formal

The temperature is expected to fall significantly during the night.

3

I saw him fall off his bike, but he is okay.

informal

I saw him fall off his bike, but he is okay.

4

The research shows that literacy rates may fall without proper funding.

academic

The research shows that literacy rates may fall without proper funding.

5

Our company profits began to fall in the second quarter of the year.

business

Our company profits began to fall in the second quarter of the year.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
fall
Verb
fall
Adjektiv
fallen
Verwandt
downfall

Häufige Kollokationen

fall asleep fall asleep
fall in love fall in love
fall down fall down
fall off fall off
prices fall prices fall

Häufige Phrasen

fall behind schedule

fall behind schedule

fall on deaf ears

fall on deaf ears

fall apart

fall apart

Wird oft verwechselt mit

fall vs fell

Fell is the past tense of fall, but it is also a separate verb meaning to cut down a tree.

fall vs feel

Feel relates to touch or emotion, while fall relates to moving downwards.

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Nutzungshinweise

Use 'fall' to describe movement towards the ground or a reduction in value. In American English, 'fall' is also the word used for the season between summer and winter.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often forget that 'fall' is an irregular verb (fall, fell, fallen) and incorrectly use 'falled'.

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Merkhilfe

Imagine a leaf 'falling' from a tree during the 'fall' season.

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Wortherkunft

Derived from the Old English word 'feallan', meaning to drop from a height or die.

Grammatikmuster

Irregular verb: fall (present), fell (past), fallen (past participle). Intransitive verb: It does not require a direct object. Often followed by prepositions like 'down', 'off', or 'from'.
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Kultureller Kontext

In the United States and Canada, 'fall' is the primary term for the season known as 'autumn' in the UK.

Schnelles Quiz

If you are not careful on the stairs, you might ____.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: fall

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