fall
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
3 von 5Be 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.
The temperature is expected to fall significantly during the night.
The temperature is expected to fall significantly during the night.
I saw him fall off his bike, but he is okay.
I saw him fall off his bike, but he is okay.
Wortfamilie
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
Be careful when you walk on the ice so you do not fall.
everydayBe careful when you walk on the ice so you do not fall.
The temperature is expected to fall significantly during the night.
formalThe temperature is expected to fall significantly during the night.
I saw him fall off his bike, but he is okay.
informalI saw him fall off his bike, but he is okay.
The research shows that literacy rates may fall without proper funding.
academicThe research shows that literacy rates may fall without proper funding.
Our company profits began to fall in the second quarter of the year.
businessOur company profits began to fall in the second quarter of the year.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
fall behind schedule
fall behind schedule
fall on deaf ears
fall on deaf ears
fall apart
fall apart
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Fell is the past tense of fall, but it is also a separate verb meaning to cut down a tree.
Feel relates to touch or emotion, while fall relates to moving downwards.
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.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often forget that 'fall' is an irregular verb (fall, fell, fallen) and incorrectly use 'falled'.
Merkhilfe
Imagine a leaf 'falling' from a tree during the 'fall' season.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Old English word 'feallan', meaning to drop from a height or die.
Grammatikmuster
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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