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fell into

fell into is the simple past of fall.

Meaning of fall

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
    • Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground.
    Synonyms:
    drop, plummet, plunge
  2. (intransitive) To come down, to drop or descend.
    • The rain fell at dawn.
  3. (intransitive) To come as if by dropping down.
    • Once or twice a noise fell upon his quick ear, and we halted, he standing revolver in hand in an attitude of defense. Each time, however, we ascertained that we had no occasion for alarm, the noise being made by some animal or bird ...1898, William Le Queux, Whoso Findeth a Wife, page 256
  4. (intransitive) To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
    • He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.
    Synonyms:
    drop, lower oneself, prostrate oneself
  5. (intransitive) To be brought to the ground.
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To let fall; to drop.
    • For every tear he falls, a Trojan bleeds.1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC

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Questions about fell into

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

Words near fell into in the dictionary

  1. fell in
  2. fell in line
  3. fell in love
  4. fell in lust
  5. fell in with
  6. fell into
  7. fell into a trap
  8. fell into one's lap
  9. fell into oneself
  10. fell into place
  11. fell into someone's hands

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