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fall into someone's hands

fall into someone's hands verb: to come under the control of (someone).

Verb

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

  1. To come under the control of (someone).

Forms of fall into someone's hands

third-person singular presentfalls into someone's hands
present participlefalling into someone's hands
pastfell into someone's hands
past participlefallen into someone's hands

Questions about fall into someone's hands

What does fall into someone's hands mean?
Fall into someone's hands means to come under the control of (someone).
What part of speech is fall into someone's hands?
Fall into someone's hands is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall into someone's hands?
The past tense of fall into someone's hands is fell into someone's hands.

Words near fall into someone's hands in the dictionary

  1. fall in with
  2. fall into
  3. fall into a trap
  4. fall into oneself
  5. fall into place
  6. fall into someone's hands
  7. fall into someone's lap
  8. fall into the wrong hands
  9. fall line
  10. fall lines
  11. fall of man

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