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falling into someone's hands

falling into someone's hands is the present participle and gerund of fall into someone's hands.

Meaning of fall into someone's hands

Verb

fall into someone's hands (third-person singular simple present falls into someone's hands, present participle falling into someone's hands, simple past fell into someone's hands, past participle fallen into someone's hands)

  1. To come under the control of (someone).

Questions about falling into someone's hands

What is falling into someone's hands the present participle and gerund of?
Falling into someone's hands is the present participle and gerund of fall into someone's hands.

Words near falling into someone's hands in the dictionary

  1. falling into
  2. falling into a trap
  3. falling into one's lap
  4. falling into oneself
  5. falling into place
  6. falling into someone's hands
  7. falling into the wrong hands
  8. falling knife
  9. falling knives
  10. falling leaf
  11. falling leaves

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