fallen

American  

[faw-luhn] / ˈfɔ lən /

verb

1. past participle of fall.

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adjective

1. having dropped or come down from a higher place, from an upright position, or from a higher level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc.

2. on the ground; prostrate; down flat.

   Exhausted, the racers lay fallen by the road.

3. degraded or immoral.

4. (of a woman) having lost her chastity.

5. overthrown, destroyed, or conquered.

   a fallen city.

6. dead.

   fallen troops.

fallen British  

/ ˈfɔːlən /

verb

1. the past participle of fall

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adjective

1. having sunk in reputation or honour

   a fallen woman

2. killed in battle with glory

   our fallen heroes

3. defeated

Other Word Forms

• unfallen adjective

Etymology

Origin of fallen

First recorded before 900, for the adjective

Example Sentences

Micron has now fallen around 18% in the past five trading sessions.

From Barron's

Gold prices have fallen sharply in the month since the outbreak of the conflict in Iran, as have funds tracking the commodity and mining companies.

From Barron's

The cost of a full-time nursery place for a child under two in England has fallen by nearly 40% for some families, according to the latest annual survey from the Coram Family and Childcare charity.

From BBC

The father of two told the hearing while he had "nothing but respect for the police", in this case, they had "fallen very short" of what he expected.

From BBC

He was an everyday guy who had fallen in love, not a highbrow sophisticate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• collapsed
• decayed