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

To be fair, many others have fallen for Rose's songs.

From BBC

Exports, mainly to destinations such as France, Germany and the United States, have fallen two percent while imports are up 2.8 percent.

From Barron's

I loved watching the fallen leaves billow up from the road in great whirling circles as I drove by.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others have fallen victim to managerial missteps that consigned their stocks to the doghouse and left their ranks in disarray.

From Barron's

As of Thursday, shares had fallen around 25% over that time period.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• collapsed
• decayed