fall in love

fall in love verb: to come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love.

Verb

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

(intransitive, animate object following “with”) To come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love.
- I fell in love with him the moment I first saw him.
- Have you ever fallen in love?
(intransitive, reciprocal) To come to have feelings of love towards each other.
- They met, fell in love, got married, and lived happily ever after.
- 'Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
  Not knowing what it was
  I will not give you up this time.2017, Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”
(intransitive, inanimate object following "with") To come to have feelings of intense liking directed at another person or a thing.
- I have just fallen in love with Rome!

to come to have feelings of love: پیار میں پڑنا pyār mẽ paṛnā, محبت میں پڑنا muhabbat mẽ paṛnā

to come to have feelings of love: ప్రేమలోపడు prēmalōpaḍu
to come to have feelings of love towards each other: ప్రేమలోపడు prēmalōpaḍu

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It only takes a minute girl / To fall in love1975, Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert, “It Only Takes a Minute”, in In the City, performed by Tavares:
Often, I am upset / That I cannot fall in love, but I guess / This avoids the stress of falling out of it2019, Cavetown, “Home”:

third-person singular present	falls in love
present participle	falling in love
past	fell in love
past participle	fallen in love

What does fall in love mean?: Fall in love means to come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love.
What is fall in love in Hindi?: Fall in love in Hindi is प्यार में पड़ना (pyār mẽ paṛnā). See Fall in love meaning in Hindi.
How do you use fall in love in a sentence?: It only takes a minute girl / To fall in love
What part of speech is fall in love?: Fall in love is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall in love?: The past tense of fall in love is fell in love.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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