fall on

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fall on

verb falls on · falling on · fell on · fallen on

To experience; to suffer; to fall upon. With the rise of the Internet, some media fell on hard times.
To be assigned to; to acquire a new responsibility, duty or burden; to fall to. This decision is important, and it falls on you to make it.
of a holiday or event To occur on a particular day. The first day of spring this year will fall on a Tuesday.
Of the eyes or gaze: to alight upon.
archaic To attack (someone); to join an attack on (someone), especially a surprise attack.

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@misc{fall_on_2026,
  title = {fall on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fall%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}