FALL AWAY


Meaning of FALL AWAY in English

1.

If something falls away from the thing it is attached to, it breaks off.

Officials say that one or two engines fell away from the plane shortly after takeoff.

PHRASAL VERB : V P from n , also V P

2.

If you say that land falls away , you mean it slopes downwards from a particular point.

On either side of the tracks the ground fell away sharply.

PHRASAL VERB : V P

3.

If the degree, amount, or size of something falls away , it decreases.

His coalition may hold a clear majority but this could quickly fall away...

= fall off

PHRASAL VERB : V P

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