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verb (intr, adverb)

(of friendship) to be withdrawn

to slope down

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

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there

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Words nearby fall away

fallal, fall all over oneself, fall among, fall apart, fall asleep, fall away, fallback, fall back on, fall behind, fall between the cracks, fallboard

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Example sentences from the Web for fall away

Something like fluoride, which is too small for normal filters, yanks away that feeling of agency.
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He observes the bodies floating away on the river, pulling on his cigarette with a sneer.
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So it might be me projecting my desires onto Archer to want to just get away from work for a few weeks.
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Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
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But sources said that the evidence so far is pointing away from an ISIS connection.
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It was a decayed house of superb proportions, but of a fashion long passed away.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.
Confidence|Henry James
If you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

Idioms and Phrases with fall away

fall away

Also, fall off. Withdraw one's friendship, support, or allegiance. For example, After the divorce, her friends slowly fell away. [Early 1500s]

Also, fall off. Gradually decline in size or strength, as in The breeze slowly fell away, or, as Shakespeare put it (King Lear, 1:2): “Love cools, friendship falls off, Brothers divide.” [Early 1500s]

Drift from an established faith, cause, or principles. For example, I fell away from the Catholic Church when I was a teenager. [Early 1500]

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WORD OF THE DAY

fall away

verb (intr, adverb)

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