LEARNit Dictionary

fall

verb
A1
1
A1
to drop down from a higher level to a lower level
سقوط کردن, افتادن
2
A1
to suddenly stop standing
افتادن, زمین خوردن
She slipped on the ice and fell.
A tree fell, just missing his car.
I fell over and cut my knee.
The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
see also fallen
3
A2
to decrease in amount, number or strength
کاهش یافتن, افت کردن, کم شدن
Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.
The temperature fell sharply in the night.
Falling birth rates could have an impact on future economic growth.
Reputations rise and fall for a variety of reasons.
Their profits have fallen by 30 per cent.
Share prices fell 30p.
Petroleum sales fell almost 11 per cent.
The dollar fell slightly against the yen.
Her voice fell to a whisper.
Unemployment fell to its lowest level in 30 years.
opposite rise
4
B1
to pass into a particular state; to begin to be something
شدن, انتقال یافتن به حالت خاصی
He had fallen asleep on the sofa.
She fell ill soon after and did not recover.
The room had fallen silent.
When the rent fell due, she couldn't pay.
The book fell open at a page of illustrations.
I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train.
The house had fallen into disrepair.
5
to hang down
آویزان شدن, آویز شدن
Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.
6
to slope downwards
شیب داشتن, سرازیر شدن
The land falls away sharply towards the river.
7
to be defeated or captured
شکست خوردن, اسیر شدن
The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards.
Troy finally fell to the Greeks.
8
to die in battle; to be shot
کشته شدن, جان‌باختن, کشته شدن در جنگ, شهید شدن در جنگ
a memorial to those who fell in the two world wars
9
to come quickly and suddenly
افتادن, سقوط کردن
A sudden silence fell.
Darkness falls quickly in the tropics.
An expectant hush fell on the guests.
synonym descend
10
to happen or take place
رخ دادن, اتفاق افتادن, واقع شدن
My birthday falls on a Monday this year.
11
to move in a particular direction or come in a particular position
افتادن, سقوط کردن, فرود آمدن
My eye fell on a curious object.
Which syllable does the stress fall on?
A shadow fell across her face.
12
to belong to a particular class, group or area of responsibility
تعلق داشتن, طبقه‌بندی شدن, متعلق بودن
Out of over 400 staff there are just seven that fall into this category.
This case falls outside my jurisdiction.
This falls under the heading of scientific research.
noun
A2
1
A2
an act of falling
افتادن, سقوط
2
A2
an amount of snow, rain, rocks, etc. that falls or has fallen
ریزش, بارش
a heavy fall of snow
a rock fall
3
A2
the season of the year between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes colder
پاییز, خزان
in the fall of 2019
last fall
Cool, damp fall weather brings out snails.
He returned to school a month into the fall semester.
4
A2
a decrease in size, number, rate or level
کاهش, نزول, افت
Share prices suffered a slight fall yesterday.
a sharp fall in prices
a steep/dramatic fall in profits
a 3 per cent fall in unemployment
opposite rise
5
a loss of political, economic, etc. power or success; the loss or defeat of a city, country, etc. in war
سقوط, فروپاشی, سرنگونی
the fall of the Roman Empire
the rise and fall of British industry
the fall of Berlin
6
a situation in which a person, an organization, etc. loses the respect of other people because they have done something wrong
افت اعتبار, سقوط
the TV preacher’s spectacular fall from grace
His diary charts his dramatic fall from grace.
7
a large amount of water falling down from a height
آبشار
The falls upstream are full of salmon.
Niagara Falls
synonym waterfall
8
the way in which something falls or happens
شیوه رخ‌دادن
the fall of the dice
the dark fall of her hair
9
the occasion when Adam and Eve did not obey God and had to leave the Garden of Eden
هبوط, سقوط انسان, گناه نخستین