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fell over

fell over is the simple past of fall over.

Meaning of fall over

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
    Synonyms:
    topple, topple over
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) Of an argument, to fail to be valid.
  3. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) Of a computer program or system, to crash.
  4. (South Africa, idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To break down; to become inoperable.
    • We'll have to walk; my car has fallen over.
  5. (archaic) To revolt or change allegiance.

Questions about fell over

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

Words near fell over in the dictionary

  1. fell out
  2. fell out of favor
  3. fell out of love
  4. fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
  5. fell out upon
  6. fell over
  7. fell over oneself
  8. Fell ponies
  9. Fell pony
  10. Fell pony syndrome
  11. fell pregnant

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