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fall under

fall under verb: to belong to for purposes of categorization.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To belong to for purposes of categorization.
    • The botany handbooks in the library fall under Plant Biology.

Forms of fall under

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

Questions about fall under

What does fall under mean?
Fall under means to belong to for purposes of categorization.
What part of speech is fall under?
Fall under is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall under?
The past tense of fall under is fell under.

Words near fall under in the dictionary

  1. fall to one's knees
  2. fall to pieces
  3. fall to someone's lot
  4. fall to the ground
  5. fall together
  6. fall under
  7. fall up
  8. fall upon
  9. fall upon someone's neck
  10. fall victim
  11. fall webworm

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