fallen

[faw-luhn]

verb

1. past participle of fall.

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

/ ˈfɔːlən /

verb

1. the past participle of fall

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fallen¹

First recorded before 900, for the adjective

Example Sentences

He was homeless and had “fallen on tough times,” he said.

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"I warmly embrace the families of the hostages for the anticipated return of their loved ones, including IDF soldiers and fallen heroes, home soon."

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But for the past few months, much of the online interest around the Beckhams has focused on reports that Brooklyn and his wife Nicola have fallen out with the rest of the family.

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The so-called common platform of centrists and Republicans that have run the government since last year appears to have fallen apart.

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Mira, 54, died on 16 September, having fallen ill a few days before, while Júnior, 46, died on 2 October after drinking vodka in a bar.

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