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Meaning of fall into | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To go into something by falling.
    literally, transitive
  2. To visit (a place or a person).
    transitive
  3. To enter a condition or state, especially a negative one.
  4. To enter something (especially a profession) without having planned it.
    idiomatic, transitive
  5. To be classified as; to fall under.
    idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Bosanski mač propadati propasti upadati upasti zapadati zapasti западати запасти пропадати пропасти упадати упасти
Deutsch reinfallen
Galego sumir
Hrvatski mač propadati propasti upadati upasti zapadati zapasti западати запасти пропадати пропасти упадати упасти
Bahasa Indonesia jeblos
日本語 篏 陥 陷
한국어 빠지다 지다
Kurdî maç
Polski popadać popaść wpierdalać wpierdolić
Српски mač propadati propasti upadati upasti zapadati zapasti западати запасти пропадати пропасти упадати упасти
Tiếng Việt mắc

Examples

“The cat might fall into the pool if you're not careful.”
“I hope to see her whenever I next fall into the area.”
“After it closed, the old mall fell into disrepair.”
“Our senator fell into disrepute because of the banking scandal.”
“Since her husband died, the patient has fallen into a deep depression.”
“Most of us didn't plan to be designers; we just fell into the job.”
“Trees fall into two main categories: deciduous and evergreen.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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

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