fall in
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fall in
verb falls in · falling in · fell in · fallen in
- To collapse inwards. The heavy rain caused the roof to fall in.
- Of a soldier, to get into position in a rank. His men resumed their muskets and fell in.
- To take a position. At that point, the Subaru fell in behind the Toyota.
- To come to an end; to terminate; to lapse. On the death of Mr. B., the annuity, which he had so long received, fell in.
- To become operative. The reversion, to which he had been nominated twenty years before, fell in.
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verb military: to get into position in a rank
| Русский | станови́ться в стро́й stanovítʹsja v strój, стро́иться stróitʹsja |
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verb to collapse inwards
| Deutsch | einfallen |
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Talk about this word "fall in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fall%20in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fall in. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fall%20in "fall in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fall%20in.
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@misc{fall_in_2026,
title = {fall in},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fall%20in},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
