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fell to the ground

fell to the ground is the simple past of fall to the ground.

Meaning of fall to the ground

Verb

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

  1. To come to nothing; to fail.
    • As he alone was earnest in the matter, and as no one came forward with capital, the scheme fell to the ground.1863, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, ground.

Questions about fell to the ground

What is fell to the ground the simple past of?
Fell to the ground is the simple past of fall to the ground.

Words near fell to the ground in the dictionary

  1. fell through
  2. fell through the cracks
  3. fell to
  4. fell to one's knees
  5. fell to pieces
  6. fell to the ground
  7. fell together
  8. fell under
  9. fell up
  10. fell upon
  11. fell victim

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