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1.b> (), , ; to fall to the ground [.i> .i> ]; I fell and hurt my knee / ; to fall out of a window ; to fall downstairs ; to fall down a precipice / ; she fell over a chair in the dark ; to fall full length ; to fall on (to) one's knees / ;
2.b> 1) (), ; the curtain falls ; her hair falls loosely on her shoulders ; dress falling freely , ;
2) (); ; her head fell on his shoulder i> ; his eyes fell i> ;
3) (), ; darkness fell , ; a mist fell ; night is falling fast ;
4) (), ; sleep fell upon them i> ; fear fell upon him i> / ;
3.b> 1) (); , ; the temperature fell ; the glass has fallen ; prices have fallen / ; the market is falling / ; it is dangerous to cross the bridge unless the river falls , ;
2) (); ; the wind fell ; here his voice fell ; the flames rose and fell i> ; the music rose and fell , ; his anger suddenly fell ; the conversation fell for a few minutes , ;
3) (); my spirits fell - , ;
4.b> 1) (), ; to fall in (a) battle , ; those who fell at Azincourt , / ; to fall by the sword ; two elephants fell to his gun i> i>;
2) ..i> (); the fortress fell ;
3) .i> (); ; the Cabinet fell ; to fall in smb.'s estimation ; to fall to temptation , ;
4) (); large numbers of cattle fell in the drought ;
5.b> i> (), (, ..i>); when his eye fell on me / ; his eye fell on a misprint / ; the sunlight fell upon the mountain , ; music fell on his ear ;
6.b> (), , ;
7.b> (), ; , ; many houses fell in the earthquake ; the bank fell ;
8.b> 1) (to, on, upon) (), , (. .i>); to fall to smb.'s share / to smb.'s lot / / ; it fell to me to break the news to her ; suspicion fell on him ; the responsibility falls on me ; the expense fell on him ; honour that falls to me , ; in the absence of his superior the duty fell to him ; his property falls to his wife , ;
2) ; ; the accent falls (up)on the last syllable i> ; Christmas this year falls on Monday / ;
9.b> i> / ; i> / ; not a word fell from his lips ; I agree with what has fallen from the last speaker / ;
10.b> .i> () / ; he fell twice ;
II
1.b> 1) () ..i> (.i> to fall off); blossoms fall from the trees ; the petals are falling off the flower ;
2) () , i> (.i> to fall out); a child's first teeth fall ; his hair is falling i> ;
2.b> () , i>; rain is falling ; snow fell , ;
3.b> (), ( i>); rivers that fall into the sea , ;
4.b> 1) () ..i>; to fall into a snare / a trap / / ; to fall into smb.'s clutches ;
2) : to fall a prey [a victim] i> [] ; to fall a prey to circumstances ;
5.b> i> (); ; to fall in(to) pieces, to fall apart / asunder / ; the work falls into three divisions ; they fell into two factions / ;
6.b> (); when this strange idea fell into his mind / ; it fell into my mind to write you a letter , ;
7.b> (), (,i> ..i>);
8.b> .i>, .i> () / ;
II
1.b> to fall across smb., smth.i>b> / (), / / ;
2.b> to fall on / upon / smb.i>b> 1) ( ), , ;
2) (), ; to fall on / upon / smb.'s neck / ;
3.b> to i>fallb> on / upon / smth.i>b> (.i> i>) / ; she had fallen on hard times / evil days / ;
4.b> to fall in with smb.i>b> () / / ;
5.b> to fall in with smth.i>b> 1) , ; ; it falls in exactly with my views ;
2) (); ; ; to fall in with a proposal ;
3) () / ;
6.b> to fall in for smth.i>b> 1) / ; he fell in for the major share of the blame , / ;
2) ();
7.b> to fall among smb.i>b> i> (.i> i>) ();
8.b> to fall under smth.i>b> 1) (), (, ..i>); to fall under smb.'s displeasure , ; to fall under suspicion i> ; to fall under smb.'s power ;
2) i> , ..i> (); these facts fall under another category ; this word falls into the class of verbs ;
9.b> to fall within smth.i>b> ..i> () / ; to fall within a certain sphere of influence ; this doesn't fall within my province ;
10.b> to fall in(to) a statei>b> i> () , i>; to fall into a rage , ; to fall into error , ; to fall in love i> ; to fall into talk ; ; the custom fell into abuse - ; to fall into a spin .i> ; to fall into disgrace / into disfavour / i> / ;
11.b> to fall to (doing) smth.i>b> i> () / ; one night I fell to thinking of the past ;
12.b> to fall back (up)on smth.i>b> (), ; to fall back upon lies ; to fall back upon smb.'s help ; one can sometimes fall back upon the old method / ;
13.b> to fall down on smth.i>b> . .i> (); / [.i> .i> to fall down 4), .i> ]; to fall down on the job , ;
14.b> to fall for smb.i>b> .i> , ; every girl falls for him ;
15.b> to fall for smth.i>b> .i> (); he at once fell for it ;
III
:i> to fall asleep , ; to fall sick ; to fall dumb ; to fall silent ; to fall vacant ; to fall due , , ( .. i>); the rent falls due next Monday ; to fall a-laughing [a-crying] .i> [];
to fall asternb> .i> ();
to fall awayb> 1) (), ; all his old friends fell away from him , ;
2) (), (, ..i>);
3) (), , ; in London trade always falls away during the summer / ;
to fall backb> 1) (), (.i> i>); the guns began to fire, and the troops fell back ;
2) i> ();
to fall behindb> (); don't fall behind in your payments / ;
to fall downb> 1) (), ;
2) ();
3) () .. i>;
4) .i> .i> () [.i> .i> II 13];
to fall inb> 1) (), , ( ..i>);
2) .i> (); ; Company, fall in! ! (i>);
3) , , ..i> () / ;
to fall offb> 1) (), ; all the leaves have fallen off ;
2) (); i> , ;
3) (), ; ; membership of the club has fallen off this year ;
4) (), ; ; the quality of his painting has fallen off greatly ;
5) .i> ();
to fall on / upon /b> .i> , ..i> (), ;
to fall outb> 1) () , i>;
2) .i> / (); ; "fall out, men! " shouted the sergeant-major ", !" -;
3) (), ; discussing the new play the two friends fell out ;
4) (); ; all fell out for the best ; it fell out that ... , ...; it may never fall out that we meet again , ;
to fall overb> 1) (), (.i> i>);
2) .i> (), ;
to fall throughb> i> (), ; the scheme fell through ;
to fall tob> 1) (), , ; to fall to work , ; they fell to with good appetite ;
2) .i> (); / ;
to fall togetherb> (), (, i>);
to fall at handb> ; to fall flatb> / ; ; his jokes all fell flat ; to fall over one another doing smth.b> ) .i> ; ) / ; to fall all over oneselfb> , ; ; to fall foul ofb> ) .i> i> ; ) , ; that old woman falls foul of everyone she meets ; to fall from graceb> ) .i> , ; ) ; ; ; to fall into lineb> ) .i> , ; ) , ; i> / ; to fall into placeb> , ; when he told me his story all the facts I had known before fell into place , , , ; to fall into a habitb> i> / ; to fall out of habitb> i> ; he fell out of the habit of smoking ; to fall short (of)b> ) / ; ) , ; the expedition's supplies began to fall short ; ) , ; our efforts have fallen short ; to fall on one's feetb> ; , ; to fall to the groundb> , ; [.i> .i> I 1]; to fall on one's faceb> / ; to fall between two stoolsb> , ; his face fellb> (, .. i>).
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