Definisjon av fall

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WordNet

Noun
fall - a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
		downfall
		rise the act of changing location in an upward direction
		weakening the act of reducing the strength of something
fall - the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
		autumn
		time of year, season one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
		indian summer, saint martin's summer a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn
fall - a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
		sinning, sin an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
fall - a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"
		change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something
fall - when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
		pin
		victory, triumph a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
		wrestling match a match between wrestlers
Fall - the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
fall - a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
		drop
		descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction
		gravitation a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"
		free fall the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field
		plunge a steep and rapid fall
fall - a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
		spill, tumble
		trip, slip an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
		pratfall a fall onto your buttocks
fall - a downward slope or bend
		descent, declivity, decline, declination, declension, downslope
		acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, upgrade, rise an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
		incline, slope, side an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
		downhill a ski race down a trail
fall - the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
		capitulation, surrender
		loss the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
fall - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
		twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, crepuscule, crepuscle
		time of day, hour distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
		even, eventide, evening, eve the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
fall - a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
		drop, dip, free fall
		decrement, decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something
		correction the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
Verb
fall - 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"
		fall for fall in love with; become infatuated with; "She fell for the man from Brazil"
		fall flat, fall through, flop, founder fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"
		fall behind, dawdle, lag, fall back cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
		come apart, fall apart, split up, separate, break lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died"
		crumble, fall apart break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
		drop away, fall away, drop off, slip fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"
		fall behind, recede, drop off, fall back, lose become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
		change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
		drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
		fall in love begin to experience feelings of love towards; "She fell in love with her former student"
fall - descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
		come down, precipitate, fall criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"
		locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
fall - yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"
		fall 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"
		sin, transgress, trespass commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
fall - lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
		fall down
		change posture undergo a change in bodily posture
fall - lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
		leave office, step down, resign, quit give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
fall - drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
		change posture undergo a change in bodily posture
fall - 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"
		return, pass, devolve
		change hands, change owners be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year"
		light, fall make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
		accrue, fall grow by addition; "The interest accrues"
fall - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
		light
		devolve, return, pass, fall grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
		accrue, fall grow by addition; "The interest accrues"
		fall 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"
fall - be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
		yield consent reluctantly
fall - suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
		go wrong, miscarry, fail suffer a miscarriage
fall - lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"
		fall 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"
fall - 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"
		fall 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"
		buy the farm, perish, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, snuff it, drop dead, decease, cash in one's chips, pop off, pass away, expire, exit, croak, conk, die, choke, pass, go leave quickly
		fall 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"
fall - come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
		descend, settle
		come come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
		fall 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"
fall - go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"
		descend, settle, fall 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"
		disappear, go away, vanish get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
fall - occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
		fall 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 about, hap, take place, occur, fall out, go on, happen, pass off, pass come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
fall - be cast down; "his eyes fell"
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
		fall 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"
fall - assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
		fall 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"
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
fall - slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
		slope, incline, pitch be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
fall - 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"
fall - be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
fall - begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
		start out, commence, set about, set out, get down, begin, start, get begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
fall - be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
		be born come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"
fall - come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
		egress, come forth, go forth, emerge, issue, come out happen or occur as a result of something
fall - move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"
		locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
fall - to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
		fall 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"
fall - 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"
		shine, strike
		come about, hap, take place, occur, fall out, go on, happen, pass off, pass come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
fall - come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
		come
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
fall - 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"
		decrease, diminish, lessen
		increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
		change magnitude change in size or magnitude
		break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
		shrivel, shrink wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
		taper diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"
		drop off fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"
		vaporize, vanish, fly decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
		break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
		slacken off, ease off, ease up, flag reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
		weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
		boil down, decoct, concentrate, reduce be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
		shrink, contract decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
		shrivel up, shrivel, wither, shrink wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
		die away, slack off, abate, let up, slack become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
		deflate become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
		dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"
		remit diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"
		de-escalate reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"
		devaluate, depreciate, devalue, undervalue lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"
		shorten become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
		thin out make sparse; "thin out the young plants"
		wane, decline, go down decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
		wane decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
		wane decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
		decelerate, slow, slow up, retard, slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"
		decrescendo grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here"
fall - 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"
		descend, go down, come down
		move up, arise, go up, uprise, come up, rise, lift result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
		go up, ascend be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"
		locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
		cave in, fall in, founder, give way, collapse, give, break to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!"
		prolapse slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum"
		abseil, rappel, rope down lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"
		dismount, unhorse, light, get down, get off alight from (a horse)
		avalanche, roll down gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
		dive, plunk, plunge swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
		go under, go down, set be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"
		slump, decline, correct fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
		precipitate separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
		subside, sink wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
		crash stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
		flop fall suddenly and abruptly
		topple, tumble cause to topple or tumble by pushing
		drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
		plop drop with the sound of something falling into water
		pitch set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"
		climb down, alight come down; "the birds alighted"
		go under, go down, sink, settle be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"
		pounce, swoop move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"
		drip fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
		cascade down, cascade arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
fall - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
		precipitate, come down
		distil, distill, condense give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
		rain, rain down precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
		spat spawn; "oysters spat"
		snow fall as snow; "It was snowing all night"
		hail greet enthusiastically or joyfully
		sleet precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"
fall - come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
		accrue
		light, fall make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
		devolve, return, pass, fall grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
		change hands, change owners be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year"
fall - fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
		hang, flow

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Wiktionary

Substantiv
fall - The act of moving in a fluid or vacuum under the effect of gravity to a lower position.
fall - A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
fall - autumn.
fall - A loss of greatness or status.
fall - The action of a batsman being out.
fall - A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
fall - An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
fall - Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
fall - The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting.
fall - See falls.
fall - An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
Verb
fall - To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
fall - To come down, to drop or descend.
fall - To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
fall - To be brought to the ground.
fall - To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
fall - To die, especially in battle.
fall - To be allotted to; to arrive through chance or fate.
fall - To become lower in quantity, pitch, etc.
fall - To become.

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fall
Move to a lower position due to the effect of gravity.
fall
The act of surrendering to the enemy.
fall
To die in battle.
fall
A downward slope or bend.
fall
To go from a higher to a lower place.
fall
To lose one's balance and hit the ground.
fall
A sudden drop from an upright position.
fall
A wrestling move in which a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat.
fall
To move downward and lower (e.g. of temperature values or falling objects).
fall
To pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind (e.g. into a trap, ill, in love, etc.).
fall
To come under, be classified or included (e.g. into a category).
fall
To touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.

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(to) fall

fall / falls

fell

(have) fallen

Infinitiv: (to) fall
Presens: fall / falls
Preteritum: fell
Perfektum: (have) fallen

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Flertall
fall

falls

Entall: fall
Flertall: falls

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