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fall back into

fall back into verb: to return to old habits; to return to an unhealthy or unhappy situation.

Verb

fall back into (third-person singular simple present falls back into, present participle falling back into, simple past fell back into, past participle fallen back into)

  1. (transitive) To return to old habits; to return to an unhealthy or unhappy situation.
    • He fell back into his old habits.

Forms of fall back into

third-person singular presentfalls back into
present participlefalling back into
pastfell back into
past participlefallen back into

Questions about fall back into

What does fall back into mean?
Fall back into means to return to old habits; to return to an unhealthy or unhappy situation.
What part of speech is fall back into?
Fall back into is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall back into?
The past tense of fall back into is fell back into.

Words near fall back into in the dictionary

  1. Fall asters
  2. fall at the final hurdle
  3. fall at the last hurdle
  4. fall away
  5. fall back
  6. fall back into
  7. fall back on
  8. fall back upon
  9. fall behind
  10. fall below
  11. fall between the cracks

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