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fallen out

fallen out is the past participle of fall out.

Meaning of fall out

Verb

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

  1. (literally) To come out of something by falling.
    • I opened the cupboard and a can fell out onto my foot.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To cease to be on friendly terms.
    • Dave and I fell out after a long argument.
  3. (intransitive, literally) To leave one's place in the current formation of ranks in order to take one's place in a new formation.
  4. (figuratively, intransitive) To leave one's current location to report for duty at a new location.
    • The company fell out for an artillery drill.
  5. (dialectal, intransitive) To pass out.
  6. (dated) To turn out, happen.
    • Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 1:10

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What is fallen out the past participle of?
Fallen out is the past participle of fall out.

Words near fallen out in the dictionary

  1. fallen on deaf ears
  2. fallen on hard times
  3. fallen on one's face
  4. fallen on one's sword
  5. fallen on someone's neck
  6. fallen out
  7. fallen out of favor
  8. fallen out of love
  9. fallen out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
  10. fallen out upon
  11. fallen over

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