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falling on

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

Meaning of fall on

Verb

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

  1. To experience; to suffer; to fall upon.
    • With the rise of the Internet, some media fell on hard times.
  2. To be assigned to; to acquire a new responsibility, duty or burden; to fall to.
    • This decision is important, and it falls on you to make it.
  3. To occur on a particular day.
    • The first day of spring this year will fall on a Tuesday.
  4. Of the eyes or gaze: to alight upon.
  5. (archaic) To attack (someone); to join an attack on (someone), especially a surprise attack.

Questions about falling on

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

Words near falling on in the dictionary

  1. falling off the radar
  2. falling off the turnip truck
  3. falling off the twig
  4. falling off the ugly tree
  5. falling off the wagon
  6. falling on
  7. falling on a grenade
  8. falling on deaf ears
  9. falling on hard times
  10. falling on one's face
  11. falling on one's sword

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