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fall back upon

fall back upon verb: to fall back on.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To fall back on.

Forms of fall back upon

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

Questions about fall back upon

What does fall back upon mean?
Fall back upon means to fall back on.
What part of speech is fall back upon?
Fall back upon is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall back upon?
The past tense of fall back upon is fell back upon.

Words near fall back upon in the dictionary

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

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