fall in

British  

verb

1. to collapse; no longer act as a support

2. to adopt a military formation, esp as a soldier taking his place in a line

3. (of a lease) to expire

4. (of land) to come into the owner's possession on the expiry of the lease

5. (often foll by with)

   1. to meet and join

   2. to agree with or support a person, suggestion, etc

6. to make a mistake or come to grief

7. to become pregnant

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1. the order to adopt a military formation

fall in Idioms  

1. Take one's place in formation or in the ranks, as in The sergeant ordered the troops to fall in . A related expression is fall into , as in They all fell into their places . [Early 1600s] Also see fall into .

2. Sink inward, cave in, as in The snow was so heavy that we feared the roof would fall in . [Early 1700s] Also see under drop in ; the subsequent idioms beginning with fall in ; fall into .

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Example Sentences

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fall in

The film resurrects the story of sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, modern day witches who face a curse that sees any man they fall in love with doomed to an early death.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Americans never needed to fall in love with tofu to become ravenous consumers of soy.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Thanks to an ancestor who wished to never feel the agony of love again, any man the Owens women fall in love with ends up dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The company has seen sales fall in all of its major markets and has been dealing with the consequences of a devastating cyber-attack that paralysed production last year.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

They ate the last peanut butter sandwiches sitting on a low stone wall, listening to a few birds and watching the sunlight fall in bright, moving patterns onto the leafy floor of the woods.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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