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fell down

fell down is the simple past of fall down.

Meaning of fall down

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To fall to the ground. To collapse.
    • Ring a-ring o' roses, / A pocketful of posies. / A-tishoo! A-tishoo! / We all fall down. — traditional nursery rhyme (British version)
    Synonyms:
    drop, fall, collapse
  2. To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river or other outlet.
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) To fail; to make a mistake.
    • That is where your reasoning falls down.

Questions about fell down

What is fell down the simple past of?
Fell down is the simple past of fall down.

Words near fell down in the dictionary

  1. fell behind
  2. fell below
  3. fell between the cracks
  4. fell between two stools
  5. fell by the wayside
  6. fell down
  7. fell down on
  8. fell due
  9. fell flat
  10. fell flat on one's face
  11. fell for

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