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to fall
  1. 1 to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way
  2. 2 to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down
  3. 3 to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriorate, to abate (of wind)
  4. 4 to be inferior (to), to be not as good (as), to fall short (of)
  5. 5 to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.), to come out (of a stain), to fade (of colour), to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)
  6. 6 to disappear (of excess fat), to become thinner, to become leaner
  7. 7 to be left out, to be omitted, to be missing
  8. 8 to fail (an exam), to lose (a contest, election, etc.), to be unsuccessful
  9. 9 to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low) — also written as 堕ちる
  10. 10 to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell) — also written as 堕ちる
  11. 11 to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
  12. 12 to fall (into someone's hands), to be accepted (of a bid), to be won (of a tender), to be honoured (of a bill)
  13. 13 to fall into (a trap), to fall for (a trick)
  14. 14 to give in
  15. 15 to confess, to own up
  16. 16 to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.), to arrive at (in the end)
  17. 17 to leave (a city, castle, etc.), to (be defeated and) flee
  18. 18 to sink in, to be accepted (in one's heart)
  19. 19 to fall (to the enemy), to be defeated
  20. 20 to come in (of money)
  21. 21 to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
  22. 22 to pass out (in judo), to fall unconscious
  23. 23 to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash
  24. 24 to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline
  25. 25 to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
  26. 26 to die (of an animal)
  27. 27 to strike (of lightning)
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· examples

  • The server was down.

    sense 23 · to go down (of a website, server, etc.)

  • I failed the tests.

    sense 8 · to fail (an exam)

  • The leaves fell.

    sense 1 · to fall

  • Sales are down now.

    sense 3 · to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.)

  • Midori sometimes drops consonants.

    sense 7 · to be left out

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