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fell in love

fell in love is the simple past of fall in love.

Meaning of fall in love

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, animate object following “with”) To come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love.
    • I fell in love with him the moment I first saw him.
  2. (intransitive, reciprocal) To come to have feelings of love towards each other.
    • They met, fell in love, got married, and lived happily ever after.
  3. (intransitive, inanimate object following "with") To come to have feelings of intense liking directed at another person or a thing.
    • I have just fallen in love with Rome!

Questions about fell in love

What is fell in love the simple past of?
Fell in love is the simple past of fall in love.

Words near fell in love in the dictionary

  1. fell foul
  2. fell from grace
  3. fell ill
  4. fell in
  5. fell in line
  6. fell in love
  7. fell in lust
  8. fell in with
  9. fell into
  10. fell into a trap
  11. fell into one's lap

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