fall over

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fall over

verb falls over · falling over · fell over · fallen over

idiomatic, intransitive To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
Similar: topple, topple over
idiomatic, intransitive Of an argument, to fail to be valid.
idiomatic, informal, intransitive Of a computer program or system, to crash.
South Africa, idiomatic, informal, intransitive To break down; to become inoperable. We'll have to walk; my car has fallen over.
archaic To revolt or change allegiance.

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verb fall from an upright position to a horizontal position

Español	caerse
한국어	넘어지다 neomeojida
日本語	倒れる taoreru
Português	cair (sobre), tombar (sobre)
Deutsch	umfallen, umkippen

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@misc{fall_over_2026,
  title = {fall over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fall%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}