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falling for

falling for is the present participle and gerund of fall for.

Meaning of fall for

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
    • I can't believe how many people still fall for the coin glued to the sidewalk.
  2. (idiomatic) To fall in love with.
    • He really fell for the attractive waitress at his favorite restaurant.

Questions about falling for

What is falling for the present participle and gerund of?
Falling for is the present participle and gerund of fall for.

Words near falling for in the dictionary

  1. falling down
  2. falling down on
  3. falling due
  4. falling flat
  5. falling flat on one's face
  6. falling for
  7. falling foul
  8. falling from grace
  9. falling ill
  10. falling in
  11. falling in line

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Adapted from Wiktionary: falling for (page history and authors); fall for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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