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Meaning of fall in with | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To join (a group of people).
  2. To meet with (something).
  3. To accept, abide by (a set of generally agreed rules, or a suggestion).

Examples

“He has fallen in with a bad lot.”
“We had not sailed twelve hours before we fell in with a gale, which lasted several days, and we kept under close-reef-topsails and storm-staysails.”
“It seemed like a good idea, so we fell in with it.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

fall into fall into a trap fall into oneself fall into place fall into someone's hands fall into someone's lap

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