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falls to the ground

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

Meaning of fall to the ground

Verb

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

  1. To come to nothing; to fail.
    • As he alone was earnest in the matter, and as no one came forward with capital, the scheme fell to the ground.1863, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, ground.

Questions about falls to the ground

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

Words near falls to the ground in the dictionary

  1. falls through
  2. falls through the cracks
  3. falls to
  4. falls to one's knees
  5. falls to pieces
  6. falls to the ground
  7. falls together
  8. falls under
  9. falls up
  10. falls upon
  11. falls victim

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