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falling under

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

Meaning of fall under

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To belong to for purposes of categorization.
    • The botany handbooks in the library fall under Plant Biology.

Questions about falling under

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

Words near falling under in the dictionary

  1. falling to pieces
  2. falling to the ground
  3. falling together
  4. falling tone
  5. falling tones
  6. falling under
  7. falling up
  8. falling upon
  9. falling victim
  10. Falling Waters
  11. falling weather

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