fall (1) — EN↔HI

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/fɔːl फॉल्‌/ verb [I]

( pt fell /fel फे̮ल्‌/ pp fallen /ˈfɔːlən ‍ˈफ़ॉलन्‌/ )

1 to drop down towards the ground ज़मीन पर गिरना

He fell off the ladder onto the grass.

The rain was falling steadily.

2 fall (down/over) to suddenly stop standing and drop to the ground नीचे गिर जाना

She slipped on the ice and fell.

The little boy fell over and hurt his knee.

3 to hang down नीचे लटकना

Her hair fell down over her shoulders.

4 to become lower or less कम होना, घटना

The temperature is falling.

The price of coffee has fallen again.

✪ विलोम rise

5 to be defeated पराजित हो जाना; हार जाना

The Government fell because of the scandal.

6 ( written ) to be killed (in battle) (युद्घ में) मारा जाना

Millions of soldiers fell in the war.

7 to change into a different state; to become बदलकर कुछ और हो जाना; कुछ हो जाना

He fell asleep on the sofa.

fell in love

I must get some new shoes—these ones are falling to pieces.

8 ( formal ) to come or happen होना, पड़ना

My birthday falls on a Sunday this year.

9 to belong to a particular group, type, etc. किसी वर्ग विशेष के अंतर्गत होना

Animals fall into two groups, those with backbones and those without.

IDM

fall flat ⇨ flat देखिए।

fall/slot into place ⇨ place देखिए।

fall short (of something) ⇨ short देखिए।

fall apart to break (into pieces) (किसी वस्‍तु के) टुकड़े हो जाना

My bookcase is falling apart.

fall back on somebody/something to use somebody/something when you are in difficulty कठिनाई होने पर किसी वस्‍तु या व्‍यक्ति का प्रयोग करना

When the electricity was cut off we fell back on candles.

fall for somebody ( informal ) to be strongly attracted to somebody; to fall in love with somebody किसी व्‍यक्ति के प्रति अत्‍यधिक आकृष्‍ट होना; किसी व्‍यक्ति से प्रेम हो जाना

fall for something ( informal ) to be tricked into believing something that is not true किसी के झाँसे में आ जाना

He makes excuses and she falls for them every time.

fall out (with somebody) to argue and stop being friendly (with somebody) झगड़ा होना और मित्रता समाप्‍त हो जाना

fall through to fail or not happen रद्द हो जाना, न हो सकना

Our trip to Japan has fallen through.