I.
noun
1 accident
ADJECTIVE
▪ bad , nasty , terrible
▪
She took a bad ~ while out riding.
▪ accidental
VERB + FALL
▪ have , suffer , take
▪
The doctor says she's had a very nasty ~.
▪ break , cushion
▪
Luckily a bush broke his ~.
▪ survive
▪
The chances of surviving a ~ under a train are almost nil.
▪ prevent
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
He was hurt in a ~ at his home yesterday.
▪ ~ from
▪
She broke her neck in a ~ from a horse.
2 of snow/rocks
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
▪ light
▪ fresh
▪
a fresh ~ of snow
▪ rock , snow (usually snowfall )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
covered by a light ~ of volcanic ash
3 decrease
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , dramatic , great , large , marked , massive , significant , substantial
▪
a big ~ in house prices
▪
This triggered the recent dramatic ~s on the Tokyo stock exchange.
▪ modest , slight , small
▪ steady
▪ rapid , sharp , steep , sudden
▪ unexpected
▪ continuing , further
▪ overall ( esp. BrE )
▪ catastrophic
VERB + FALL
▪ bring , cause , contribute to , lead to , trigger
▪ see , suffer
▪
Share prices suffered a slight ~ yesterday.
▪ record , reveal ( esp. BrE ), show
▪
The opinion polls show a significant ~ in her popularity.
▪ report
▪
Both companies reported a ~ in profits in the first quarter of this year.
▪ represent ( esp. BrE )
▪
This figure represents a ~ of 21% on the same period last year.
FALL + VERB
▪ occur
▪
The ~ in age at first marriage occurred during the second half of the 18th century.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
a large ~ in share prices
4 defeat
VERB + FALL
▪ bring about , cause , contribute to , lead to
▪
the actions that led to his eventual ~ from power
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
PHRASES
▪ the rise and ~ of sth
▪
a book charting the rise and ~ of the Habsburg Empire
5 ( AmE ) autumn
ADJECTIVE
▪ last , this past
▪ the following , next , this , this coming
▪ early , late
FALL + NOUN
▪ weather
▪ color
▪
The trees were on fire with vibrant ~ colors.
▪ foliage
▪
New England's gorgeous ~ foliage
▪ harvest
▪ equinox
▪ semester , term
▪
He returned to school a month into the ~ semester.
II.
verb
1 drop to the ground
ADVERB
▪ heavily
▪
She fell heavily to the ground.
▪ steadily
▪
The rain was ~ing steadily.
▪ freely
▪
Tears fell freely from her eyes.
▪ limply
▪
Her hands fell limply to her sides.
▪ down , off , overboard
▪
A tile fell off the roof.
▪
He fell overboard in heavy seas.
VERB + FALL
▪ be about to
▪ let sb/sth
▪
She lifted her arm, but then let it ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
He fell from the fourth floor.
▪ into
▪
One of the kids fell into the river.
▪ on
▪
the snow ~ing on the fields
▪ onto
▪
Loose bricks were ~ing down onto the ground.
▪ to
▪
The plate fell to the floor.
2 suddenly stop standing
ADVERB
▪ almost , nearly
▪
He stumbled and almost fell.
▪ headlong
▪
She fell headlong, with a cry of alarm.
▪ down , over
▪
One of the children fell over.
▪ backwards/backward , forward
VERB + FALL
▪ be about to
▪
The house looked as if it was about to ~ down.
PHRASES
▪ stumble and ~ , trip and ~
3 decrease
ADVERB
▪ dramatically , rapidly , sharply , significantly , steeply
▪
The price of coal fell sharply.
▪ slightly
▪ steadily
VERB + FALL
▪ be expected to , be likely to
▪
Demand is likely to ~ by some 15%.
▪ continue to
PREPOSITION
▪ below
▪
Winter temperatures never ~ below 10°C.
▪ by
▪
Expenditure on education fell by 10% last year.
▪ from
▪
The number of people unemployed has fallen from two million to just over one and a half million.
▪ to
▪
Her voice fell to a whisper.
4 belong to a group
ADVERB
▪ squarely
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
Out of over 400 staff there are just 14 that ~ into this category.
▪ outside
▪
That topic ~s outside the scope of this thesis.
▪ under
▪
This ~s under the heading of scientific research.
▪ within
▪
This case ~s squarely within the committee's jurisdiction.
Fall is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ amount , ↑ anniversary , ↑ ash , ↑ attendance , ↑ axe , ↑ barometer , ↑ blossom , ↑ blow , ↑ bomb , ↑ catch , ↑ circulation , ↑ cliff , ↑ coalition , ↑ concentration , ↑ confetti , ↑ confidence , ↑ consumption , ↑ cost , ↑ count , ↑ curl , ↑ currency , ↑ curtain , ↑ darkness , ↑ debris , ↑ deficit , ↑ demand , ↑ density , ↑ dew , ↑ drip , ↑ drizzle , ↑ drop , ↑ dusk , ↑ dust , ↑ emission , ↑ empire , ↑ employment , ↑ enrolment , ↑ expenditure , ↑ export , ↑ eye , ↑ face , ↑ fort , ↑ fortress , ↑ fortune , ↑ funding , ↑ gaze , ↑ government , ↑ hail , ↑ hair , ↑ head , ↑ horse , ↑ hush , ↑ import , ↑ incidence , ↑ income , ↑ index , ↑ inflation , ↑ investment , ↑ leaf , ↑ level , ↑ light , ↑ missile , ↑ moonlight , ↑ mortality , ↑ night , ↑ number , ↑ odds , ↑ output , ↑ percentage , ↑ population , ↑ premium , ↑ pressure , ↑ price , ↑ production , ↑ productivity , ↑ profit , ↑ proportion , ↑ rain , ↑ rate , ↑ rating , ↑ receipt , ↑ record , ↑ regime , ↑ rent , ↑ reserve , ↑ revenue , ↑ sale , ↑ shadow , ↑ share , ↑ shell , ↑ silence , ↑ size , ↑ skirt , ↑ snow , ↑ snowflake , ↑ spending , ↑ standard , ↑ standing , ↑ stock , ↑ stress , ↑ sunlight , ↑ supply , ↑ support , ↑ tax , ↑ tear , ↑ temperature , ↑ tide , ↑ total , ↑ tourism , ↑ tower , ↑ trade , ↑ tree , ↑ turnover , ↑ unemployment , ↑ value , ↑ volume , ↑ vote , ↑ wage , ↑ wall , ↑ waterfall , ↑ wave , ↑ weight , ↑ word , ↑ workforce
Fall is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ heir , ↑ per cent , ↑ point , ↑ victim