How do you use "fall" in a sentence?

Be careful not to fall on the icy pavement. House prices have fallen dramatically. The leaves change colour when they start to fall.

fall

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: To drop down from a higher position; a decrease; autumn (American)

落下，跌倒；下降；秋天（美式）

caer, caerse; descenso; otoño (americano)

落ちる、転ぶ；下落；秋（米語）

떨어지다, 넘어지다; 하락; 가을(미국식)

'Fall' means to move downward suddenly or to decrease. In American English, 'fall' is the season called 'autumn' in British English. Phrasal verbs include 'fall asleep', 'fall in love', 'fall out' (argue), and 'fall behind' (fail to keep up). The past tense is 'fell', past participle 'fallen'.

「fall」意为突然向下移动或减少。在美式英语中，「fall」是英式英语中称为「autumn」的季节。短语动词包括「fall asleep」、「fall in love」、「fall out」（争吵）和「fall behind」（落后）。过去式是「fell」，过去分词是「fallen」。

«Fall» significa moverse hacia abajo repentinamente o disminuir. En inglés americano, «fall» es la estación llamada «autumn» en inglés británico. Los verbos frasales incluyen «fall asleep», «fall in love», «fall out» (discutir) y «fall behind» (quedarse atrás). El pasado es «fell», participio pasado «fallen».

「fall」は急に下に動くこと、または減少することを意味します。アメリカ英語では「fall」はイギリス英語で「autumn」と呼ばれる季節です。句動詞には「fall asleep」「fall in love」「fall out」（口論する）「fall behind」（遅れる）があります。過去形は「fell」、過去分詞は「fallen」です。

'Fall'은 갑자기 아래로 이동하거나 감소하다는 뜻입니다. 미국 영어에서 'fall'은 영국 영어의 'autumn'에 해당하는 계절입니다. 구동사로는 'fall asleep'(잠들다), 'fall in love'(사랑에 빠지다), 'fall out'(다투다), 'fall behind'(뒤처지다) 등이 있습니다. 과거형은 'fell', 과거분사는 'fallen'입니다.

Ejemplos

Be careful not to fall on the icy pavement.
小心别在结冰的人行道上摔倒。
Ten cuidado de no caerte en la acera helada.
凍った歩道で転ばないように気をつけて。
얼어붙은 보도에서 넘어지지 않도록 조심하세요.
House prices have fallen dramatically.
房价大幅下跌。
Los precios de las viviendas han caído drásticamente.
住宅価格は大幅に下落しました。
주택 가격이 크게 하락했습니다.
The leaves change colour when they start to fall.
树叶开始落下时会变色。
Las hojas cambian de color cuando empiezan a caer.
葉は落ち始めると色が変わります。
나뭇잎은 떨어지기 시작하면 색이 변합니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old English 'feallan' meaning 'to drop from a height, to die'. Related to Old Norse 'falla' and German 'fallen'. The American use of 'fall' for autumn comes from the 16th-century English phrase 'fall of the leaf'.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

The American use of 'fall' for the season comes from the phrase 'fall of the leaf', which was common in 16th-century England. While Britain later adopted 'autumn' from French, American English preserved the original English term.

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