Definition
the fall (of an empire): the decline, the collapse, the destruction (of an empire)
Do not confuse with fall (the season), which is the American term for "autumn".
to fall (down, off, out of a tree): to plunge, to drop (down, off, out of a tree)
This is an irregular verb:
I fall / I fell / I have fallen
fall (season) (US): the term used for "autumn" in the USA
Pronunciation examples
UK: Our company's sales have fallen this year.
US: I fell from a tree last fall. It hurt a lot.
- "Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?"
- "Tinkerbell falls to the floor"
- "Subject: Pride comes before the fall"
- "According to one recent study, foot traffic at retail stores fell 19% between January and August."
- "Edward : You're like an angel who came to earth, and from heaven you fell... Ooh, that's a nice line Brian."
- "I like to send people a stream - or should I say glacier - of passive-aggressive emails until the person becomes numb and confused and eventually falls into a frozen lake."
- "Why did the elephant fall out the tree?"
- "But then all of a sudden I stumbled and fell, hurting my ankle."
- "You're like an angel who came to earth, and from heaven you fell"
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