fall

verb
fôl

To be moved downwards.

Other meanings

To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
To come down, to drop or descend.

Example sentences

“I could fall asleep in this chair.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Let the chips fall where they may!”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“I can't fall asleep with the lights on.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "feallan" (to fall, fail, decay, die, attack).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “fall” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.