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fellpast tense of fall; to drop or come down

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: past tense of fall; to drop or come down

Pronunciation (IPA): /fɛl/

Korean meaning: 떨어지다, 넘어지다 (fall의 과거형)

Korean pronunciation: **펠**

Example Sentences

  • My phone fell into the toilet - talk about a crappy situation!
  • The stock market fell sharply after the CEO's karaoke video went viral
  • She fell for his terrible pickup line: 'Are you Wi-Fi? Because I'm feeling a connection'

fell

VERB

//fɛl//

past tense of fall; to drop or come down

fell concept
💡 Concept

someone who fell and dropped to the ground suddenly

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/fɛl/
🇬🇧 UK/fɛl/

🌳Etymology

Rootfell

Origin

The word 'fell' has multiple origins as it represents different meanings. The verb 'fell' (to cut down) comes from Old English 'feallan' meaning 'to fall,' while the adjective 'fell' (fierce/cruel) derives from Old French 'fel' meaning 'cruel or wicked.'

🎵Rhyme

belltellwellspellcell
bell
tell
well
spell
cell

🔗Collocations

fell asleep
fell down
fell in love
fell beast
fell swoop
Lake District fells

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My phone fell into the toilet - talk about a crappy situation!

😄 Fun example

The stock market fell sharply after the CEO's karaoke video went viral

😄 Fun example

She fell for his terrible pickup line: 'Are you Wi-Fi? Because I'm feeling a connection'

The fell winds brought winter's chill to the valley

📚Related Words

Synonyms

droppedtumbledcollapsedcruelfierce

Antonyms

roseascendedgentlekind

Related

fallfallenfallinghillmountain

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