fall into

Verb

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

1. (literally, transitive) To go into something by falling.
   • The cat might fall into the pool if you're not careful.
2. (transitive) To visit (a place or a person).
   • I hope to see her whenever I next fall into the area.
3. To enter a condition or state, especially a negative one.
   • After it closed, the old mall fell into disrepair.
   • Our senator fell into disrepute because of the banking scandal.
4. (idiomatic, transitive) To enter something (especially a profession) without having planned it.
   • Most of us didn't plan to be designers; we just fell into the job.
5. (idiomatic, transitive) To be classified as; to fall under.
   • Trees fall into two main categories: deciduous and evergreen.