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falls off

falls off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fall off.

Meaning of fall off

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To become detached or to drop from.
    • A button fell off my coat.
    Synonyms:
    drop off
  2. (intransitive) To diminish in size, value, etc.; to get worse (in quality).
    • Business always falls off in the winter.
    Synonyms:
    drop off
  3. To change the direction of a sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward.
    • 'Why d'ye see, Captain Vangs,' says bold Jack, 'I'm as good a helmsman as ever put hand to spoke; but none of us can steer the old lady now. We can't keep her full and bye, sir; watch her ever so close, she will fall off and then, sir, when I put the helm down so gently, and try like to coax her to...1846, Melville, Typee, chapter 1
  4. (intransitive) To fall into sin; to stray.
    • I am bound to say that no one has fallen off so frequently as myself. I have renounced the devil and all his works; but it is by word of mouth only—by word of mouth only.1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage

Questions about falls off

What is falls off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Falls off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fall off.

Words near falls off in the dictionary

  1. falls into oneself
  2. falls into place
  3. falls into someone's hands
  4. falls into the wrong hands
  5. Falls of Cruachan
  6. falls off
  7. falls off a cliff
  8. falls off a truck
  9. falls off the back of a lorry
  10. falls off the back of a truck
  11. falls off the radar

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