Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Fallen? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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Descend in free fall under the influence of gravity The branch fell from the tree The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse |
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Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way The temperature is going down The barometer is falling The curtain fell on the diva Her hand went up and then fell again |
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Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind Fall into a trap She fell ill They fell out of favor Fall in love Fall asleep Fall prey to an imposter Fall into a strange way of thinking She fell to pieces after she lost her work |
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Come under, be classified or included Fall into a category This comes under a new heading |
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Fall from clouds Rain |
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Snow and sleet were falling Vesuvius precipitated its fiery |
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Destructive rage on Herculaneum |
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Suffer defeat, failure, or ruin We must stand or fall Fall by the wayside |
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Die, as in battle or in a hunt Many soldiers fell at Verdun Several deer have fallen to the same gun The shooting victim fell dead |
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Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly Light fell on her face The sun shone on the fields The light struck the golden necklace A strange sound struck my ears |
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Be captured The cities fell to the enemy |
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Occur at a specified time or place Christmas falls on a Monday this year The accent falls on the first syllable |
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Decrease in size, extent, or range The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester The cabin pressure fell dramatically Her weight fell to under a hundred pounds His voice fell to a whisper |
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Yield to temptation or sin Adam and Eve fell |
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Lose office or power The government fell overnight The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen |
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To be given by assignment or distribution The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team The onus fell on us The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student |
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Move in a specified direction The line of men fall forward |
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Be due Payments fall on the 1st of the month |
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Lose one's chastity A fallen woman |
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To be given by right or inheritance The estate fell to the oldest daughter |
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Come into the possession of The house accrued to the oldest son |
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Fall to somebody by assignment or lot The task fell to me It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims |
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Be inherited by The estate fell to my sister The land returned to the family The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead |
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Slope downward The hills around here fall towards the ocean |
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Lose an upright position suddenly The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table Her hair fell across her forehead |
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Drop oneself to a lower or less erect position She fell back in her chair He fell to his knees |
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Fall or flow in a certain way This dress hangs well Her long black hair flowed down her back |
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Assume a disappointed or sad expression Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off His crest fell |
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Be cast down His eyes fell |
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Come out Issue Silly phrases fell from her mouth |
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Be born, used chiefly of lambs The lambs fell in the afternoon |
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Begin vigorously The prisoners fell to work right away |
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Go as if by falling Grief fell from our hearts |
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Come as if by falling Night fell Silence fell |
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Having dropped by the force of gravity Fallen leaves covered the forest floor Sat on a fallen tree trunk |
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Having fallen in or collapsed A fallen building |
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Having lost your chastity A fallen woman |
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Killed in battle To honor fallen soldiers |