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fall over

fall over verb: to fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
    Synonyms:
    topple, topple over
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) Of an argument, to fail to be valid.
  3. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) Of a computer program or system, to crash.
  4. (South Africa, idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To break down; to become inoperable.
    • We'll have to walk; my car has fallen over.
  5. (archaic) To revolt or change allegiance.

Synonyms of fall over

Forms of fall over

third-person singular presentfalls over
present participlefalling over
pastfell over
past participlefallen over

Words formed from fall over

Questions about fall over

What does fall over mean?
Fall over means to fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
What part of speech is fall over?
Fall over is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall over?
The past tense of fall over is fell over.

Words near fall over in the dictionary

  1. fall out of favor
  2. fall out of love
  3. fall out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
  4. fall out upon
  5. fall outs
  6. fall over
  7. fall over one's feet
  8. fall over oneself
  9. fall plate
  10. fall plates
  11. fall pray

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