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fall down

/fɔːl ˈdaʊn/ UK
/fɔl ˈdaʊn/ US
/fɑl ˈdaʊn/ cot caught merger

verb falls down · falling down · fell down · fallen down

intransitive To fall to the ground. To collapse. Ring a-ring o' roses, / A pocketful of posies. / A-tishoo! A-tishoo! / We all fall down. — traditional nursery rhyme (British version)
Similar: drop, fall, collapse
To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river or other outlet.
figuratively, intransitive To fail; to make a mistake. That is where your reasoning falls down.

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verb to fall to the ground

한국어	떨어지다 tteoreojida
日本語	落ちる ochiru
中文	落下 luòxià, 倒下 dǎoxià
हिन्दी	गिरना girnā
Kiswahili	-anguka
Français	tomber
Deutsch	niederfallen, umfallen
Italiano	cadere
Русский	па́дать pádatʹ, упа́сть upástʹ

verb to collapse

हिन्दी	ध्वंस dhvans, विध्वंस vidhvans, नाश nāś, विनाश vināś

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@misc{fall_down_2026,
  title = {fall down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fall%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}