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fell back

fell back is the past of fall back.

Meaning of fall back

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back.
  2. To retreat.
    Synonyms:
    ebb, ebb away, recede, retreat
  3. To fail to fulfill a promise or purpose.
  4. To turn the clocks back for the end of daylight saving time.

Questions about fell back

What is fell back the past of?
Fell back is the past of fall back.

Words near fell back in the dictionary

  1. fell asleep
  2. fell asleep in the Lord
  3. fell at the final hurdle
  4. fell at the last hurdle
  5. fell away
  6. fell back
  7. fell back into
  8. fell back on
  9. fell back upon
  10. fell behind
  11. fell below

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