fall short

US/fɔl ʃoɹt/

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Australia/foːl ʃoːt/

fall short verb: to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.

Verb

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

(idiomatic) To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.
- I did my best, but fell far short of the score cutoff.
- Ample proof that the maintenance of locomotives and track in the mid-Victorian era sometimes fell far short of present-day standards is afforded by an accident which occurred on July 3, 1866, near Royston, on the Cambridge branch of the Great Northern Railway.1946 July and August, “The Royston Accident, G.N.R., July 3, 1866”, in Railway Magazine, page 216

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to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient: کم آوردن kam âvardan

third-person singular present	falls short
present participle	falling short
past	fell short
past participle	fallen short

What does fall short mean?: Fall short means to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.
What is fall short in Hindi?: Fall short in Hindi is दबना (dabnā). See Fall short meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is fall short?: Fall short is a verb.
How do you pronounce fall short?: Fall short is pronounced /fɔl ʃoɹt/ (US).
What is the past tense of fall short?: The past tense of fall short is fell short.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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