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fallen in line

fallen in line is the past participle of fall in line.

Meaning of fall in line

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To submit to the rules of a higher authority; obey; conform.
    • It will be to your interest to accept my suggestions and fall in line with my plans.1901, Anna Maynard Barbour, chapter 18, in That Mainwaring Affair
    Synonyms:
    knuckle under
  2. (Philippines, archaic, literally) To line up.

Questions about fallen in line

What is fallen in line the past participle of?
Fallen in line is the past participle of fall in line.

Words near fallen in line in the dictionary

  1. fallen for
  2. fallen foul
  3. fallen from grace
  4. fallen ill
  5. fallen in
  6. fallen in line
  7. fallen in love
  8. fallen in lust
  9. fallen in with
  10. fallen into
  11. fallen into a trap

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