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fallen to the ground

fallen to the ground is the past participle of fall to the ground.

Meaning of fall to the ground

Verb

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

  1. To come to nothing; to fail.
    • As he alone was earnest in the matter, and as no one came forward with capital, the scheme fell to the ground.1863, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, ground.

Questions about fallen to the ground

What is fallen to the ground the past participle of?
Fallen to the ground is the past participle of fall to the ground.

Words near fallen to the ground in the dictionary

  1. fallen silent
  2. fallen through
  3. fallen through the cracks
  4. fallen to
  5. fallen to one's knees
  6. fallen to the ground
  7. fallen together
  8. fallen under
  9. fallen up
  10. fallen upon
  11. fallen victim

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