descend in free fall under the influence of gravity;
"The branch fell from the tree"
"The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;
"The temperature is going down"
"The barometer is falling"
"The curtain fell on the diva"
"Her hand went up and then fell again"
pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind;
"fall into a trap"
"She fell ill"
"They fell out of favor"
"Fall in love"
"fall asleep"
"fall prey to an imposter"
"fall into a strange way of thinking"
"she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
come under, be classified or included;
"fall into a category"
"This comes under a new heading"
fall from clouds;
"rain, snow and sleet were falling"
"Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin;
"We must stand or fall"
"fall by the wayside"
die, as in battle or in a hunt;
"Many soldiers fell at Verdun"
"Several deer have fallen to the same gun"
"The shooting victim fell dead"
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;
"Light fell on her face"
"The sun shone on the fields"
"The light struck the golden necklace"
"A strange sound struck my ears"
be captured;
"The cities fell to the enemy"
occur at a specified time or place;
"Christmas falls on a Monday this year"
"The accent falls on the first syllable"
decrease in size, extent, or range;
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
"her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
"his voice fell to a whisper"
yield to temptation or sin;
"Adam and Eve fell"
lose office or power;
"The government fell overnight"
"The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
to be given by assignment or distribution;
"The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"
"The onus fell on us"
"The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"
move in a specified direction;
"The line of men fall forward"
be due;
"payments fall on the 1st of the month"
lose one's chastity;
"a fallen woman"
to be given by right or inheritance;
"The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
come into the possession of;
"The house accrued to the oldest son"
fall to somebody by assignment or lot;
"The task fell to me"
"It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
be inherited by;
"The estate fell to my sister"
"The land returned to the family"
"The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
slope downward;
"The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
lose an upright position suddenly;
"The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"
"Her hair fell across her forehead"
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position;
"She fell back in her chair"
"He fell to his knees"
fall or flow in a certain way;
"This dress hangs well"
"Her long black hair flowed down her back"
assume a disappointed or sad expression;
"Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"
"his crest fell"
be cast down;
"his eyes fell"
come out; issue;
"silly phrases fell from her mouth"
be born, used chiefly of lambs;
"The lambs fell in the afternoon"
begin vigorously;
"The prisoners fell to work right away"
go as if by falling;
"Grief fell from our hearts"
come as if by falling;
"Night fell"
"Silence fell"