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fallen up

fallen up is the past participle of fall up.

Meaning of fall up

Verb

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

  1. To benefit in the long run from what seems initially to be a setback.
    • In fact, many of their winning mantras essentially describe the notion of falling up: "I've failed over and over again in my life," Jordan once said, "and that is why I succeed."2011, Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, up.
    • A balloon full of hydrogen "falls up" in obedience to the Law of Gravity2009, Randall Garrett, The Highest Treason

Questions about fallen up

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

Words near fallen up in the dictionary

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

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