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

The rest have either shut down or fallen into disrepair, their ageing structures and outdated facilities a reminder of a bygone era.

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He said the figure has fallen by almost a quarter, which is equivalent to 24,811 fewer patients.

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They added that any activities that had fallen "below the standards expected" would be addressed "in line with our disciplinary procedures".

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So the unit price of a token has fallen, yes, but the overall consumption of tokens has gone nuts.

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Without that admission, she said, the protesting team’s pleas would have necessarily fallen on deaf ears.

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