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fell up

fell up is the simple past of fall up.

Meaning of fall up

Verb

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

  1. To benefit in the long run from what seems initially to be a setback.
    • In fact, many of their winning mantras essentially describe the notion of falling up: "I've failed over and over again in my life," Jordan once said, "and that is why I succeed."2011, Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, up.
    • A balloon full of hydrogen "falls up" in obedience to the Law of Gravity2009, Randall Garrett, The Highest Treason

Questions about fell up

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

Words near fell up in the dictionary

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

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