fall in

verb

fell in; fallen in; falling in; falls in

intransitive verb

1
: to sink inward
the roof fell in
2
: to take one's proper place in a military formation
Phrases
fall in with
1
: to concur with
had to fall in with her wishes
2
: to harmonize with
it falls in exactly with my views
3
: to begin associating with
she fell in with a bad crowd

Examples of fall in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kodiak Gas Services — The natural gas services company dipped 2.7% after posting a year-over-year fall in earnings and a top-line miss. Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024 Starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the movie follows a young woman named Lily Bloom who moves to a new city and eventually meets and falls in love with a man named Ryle. Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024 Democrats are favored to win this fall in the reliably blue state. Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 In other cities, such as San Jose, violent crime rose year-over-year in some categories but fell in others. Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fall in 

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Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fall in was in 1719

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“Fall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20in. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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