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falls under

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

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

Words near falls under in the dictionary

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

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