- fall
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 accidentADJECTIVE▪ bad, nasty, terrible▪
She took a bad fall while out riding.
▪ accidentalVERB + FALL▪ have, suffer, take▪The doctor says she's had a very nasty fall.
▪ break, cushion▪Luckily a bush broke his fall.
▪ survive▪The chances of surviving a fall under a train are almost nil.
▪ preventPREPOSITION▪ in a/the fall▪He was hurt in a fall at his home yesterday.
▪ fall from▪She broke her neck in a fall from a horse.
2 of snow/rocksADJECTIVE▪ heavy▪ light▪ fresh▪a fresh fall of snow
▪ rock, snow (usually snowfall)PREPOSITION▪ fall of▪covered by a light fall of volcanic ash
3 decreaseADJECTIVE▪ big, dramatic, great, large, marked, massive, significant, substantial▪a big fall in house prices
▪This triggered the recent dramatic falls on the Tokyo stock exchange.
▪ modest, slight, small▪ steady▪ rapid, sharp, steep, sudden▪ unexpected▪ continuing, further▪ overall (esp. BrE)▪ catastrophicVERB + FALL▪ bring, cause, contribute to, lead to, trigger▪ see, suffer▪Share prices suffered a slight fall yesterday.
▪ record, reveal (esp. BrE), show▪The opinion polls show a significant fall in her popularity.
▪ report▪Both companies reported a fall in profits in the first quarter of this year.
▪ represent (esp. BrE)▪This figure represents a fall of 21% on the same period last year.
FALL + VERB▪ occur▪The fall in age at first marriage occurred during the second half of the 18th century.
PREPOSITION▪ fall in▪a large fall in share prices
4 defeatVERB + FALL▪ bring about, cause, contribute to, lead to▪the actions that led to his eventual fall from power
PREPOSITION▪ fall fromPHRASES▪ the rise and fall of sth▪a book charting the rise and fall of the Habsburg Empire
5 (AmE) autumnADJECTIVE▪ last, this past▪ the following, next, this, this coming▪ early, lateFALL + NOUN▪ weather▪ color▪The trees were on fire with vibrant fall colors.
▪ foliage▪New England's gorgeous fall foliage
▪ harvest▪ equinox▪ semester, term▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He returned to school a month into the fall semester.
verb1 drop to the groundADVERB▪ heavily▪She fell heavily to the ground.
▪ steadily▪The rain was falling steadily.
▪ freely▪Tears fell freely from her eyes.
▪ limply▪Her hands fell limply to her sides.
▪ down, off, overboard▪A tile fell off the roof.
▪He fell overboard in heavy seas.
VERB + FALL▪ be about to▪ let sb/sth▪She lifted her arm, but then let it fall.
PREPOSITION▪ from▪He fell from the fourth floor.
▪ into▪One of the kids fell into the river.
▪ on▪the snow falling on the fields
▪ onto▪Loose bricks were falling down onto the ground.
▪ to▪The plate fell to the floor.
2 suddenly stop standingADVERB▪ almost, nearly▪He stumbled and almost fell.
▪ headlong▪She fell headlong, with a cry of alarm.
▪ down, over▪One of the children fell over.
▪ backwards/backward, forwardVERB + FALL▪ be about to▪The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
PHRASES▪ stumble and fall, trip and fall3 decreaseADVERB▪ dramatically, rapidly, sharply, significantly, steeply▪The price of coal fell sharply.
▪ slightly▪ steadilyVERB + FALL▪ be expected to, be likely to▪Demand is likely to fall by some 15%.
▪ continue toPREPOSITION▪ below▪Winter temperatures never fall below 10°C.
▪ by▪Expenditure on education fell by 10% last year.
▪ from▪The number of people unemployed has fallen from two million to just over one and a half million.
▪ to▪Her voice fell to a whisper.
4 belong to a groupADVERB▪ squarelyPREPOSITION▪ into▪Out of over 400 staff there are just 14 that fall into this category.
▪ outside▪That topic falls outside the scope of this thesis.
▪ under▪This falls under the heading of scientific research.
▪ within▪This case falls squarely within the committee's jurisdiction.
Fall is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑amount, ↑anniversary, ↑ash, ↑attendance, ↑axe, ↑barometer, ↑blossom, ↑blow, ↑bomb, ↑catch, ↑circulation, ↑cliff, ↑coalition, ↑concentration, ↑confetti, ↑confidence, ↑consumption, ↑cost, ↑count, ↑curl, ↑currency, ↑curtain, ↑darkness, ↑debris, ↑deficit, ↑demand, ↑density, ↑dew, ↑drip, ↑drizzle, ↑drop, ↑dusk, ↑dust, ↑emission, ↑empire, ↑employment, ↑enrolment, ↑expenditure, ↑export, ↑eye, ↑face, ↑fort, ↑fortress, ↑fortune, ↑funding, ↑gaze, ↑government, ↑hail, ↑hair, ↑head, ↑horse, ↑hush, ↑import, ↑incidence, ↑income, ↑index, ↑inflation, ↑investment, ↑leaf, ↑level, ↑light, ↑missile, ↑moonlight, ↑mortality, ↑night, ↑number, ↑odds, ↑output, ↑percentage, ↑population, ↑premium, ↑pressure, ↑price, ↑production, ↑productivity, ↑profit, ↑proportion, ↑rain, ↑rate, ↑rating, ↑receipt, ↑record, ↑regime, ↑rent, ↑reserve, ↑revenue, ↑sale, ↑shadow, ↑share, ↑shell, ↑silence, ↑size, ↑skirt, ↑snow, ↑snowflake, ↑spending, ↑standard, ↑standing, ↑stock, ↑stress, ↑sunlight, ↑supply, ↑support, ↑tax, ↑tear, ↑temperature, ↑tide, ↑total, ↑tourism, ↑tower, ↑trade, ↑tree, ↑turnover, ↑unemployment, ↑value, ↑volume, ↑vote, ↑wage, ↑wall, ↑waterfall, ↑wave, ↑weight, ↑word, ↑workforce
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
