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falls on

falls on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 falls on

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

Words near falls on in the dictionary

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

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