fall around

fɔːl əˈraʊnd

fallen around, fell around

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Definition of fall around - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

scatterbe scattered or spread around

Leaves fall around the garden during autumn.

disperse

scatter

physical action

Rare

fall repeatedly due to lack of balance

Rare

He would fall around after drinking too much.

stumble

tumble

metaphorical

Rare

be in disarray or chaos

Rare

Plans began to fall around as the deadline approached.

chaos

disorder

turmoil

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Expressions with fall

fall apart

break into pieces due to weakness or damage

The old chair finally fell apart when he sat on it.

fall back

move backward in a retreat

The troops had to fall back to a safer position.

fall behind

be late for a regular event

She tends to fall behind in her assignments.

fall for

develop romantic feelings for someone

He fell for her the moment they met.

break one's fall

prevent someone from falling

She reached out to break his fall.

break someone's fall

stop or reduce the force when someone is falling

He used his arms to break her fall.

Examples of fall around in a sentence

Books fall around the library during the earthquake.
Kids often fall around when learning to skate.
He would fall around on the slippery ice.
The team's strategy began to fall around during the crisis.
His plans seemed to fall around after the unexpected news.

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French:tomber, chuter, ...
German:herumfallen, herumtaumeln, ...
Italian:spargersi, cadere, ...
Spanish:esparcirse, caerse, ...
Portuguese:cair, tropeçar, ...
Chinese:散落, 跌跌撞撞, ...
Japanese:散らばる, 倒れ回る, ...
Arabic:تَناثَرَ, تَرَنَّحَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְפַּזֵּר, לִפּוֹל לְכָאן וּלְכָאן, ...
Russian:разбрасываться, падать, ...
Ukrainian:падати навколо, падати, ...
Hindi:बिखरना, गिरना, ...
Bengali:ছড়িয়ে পড়া, পড়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:escampar-se, caure, ...
Czech:ležet kolem, potácet se, ...
Danish:spredes, falde rundt, ...
Dutch:verspreiden, omvallen, ...
Greek:διασκορπίζομαι, πέφτω, ...
Hungarian:heverni, elesdegélni, ...
Khmer:រាយប៉ាយ, ដួលដដែលៗ, ...
Korean:흩어지다, 비틀거리다, ...
Persian:پراکنده شدن, افتاد, ...
Polish:rozsypać się, przewracać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):espalhar-se, cambalear, ...
Romanian:a împrăștia, a cădea, ...
Swedish:falla runt, ramla omkring, ...
Thai:ตกกระจายอยู่รอบ ๆ, ล้ม, ...
Turkish:etrafa dağılmak, etrafta düşmek, ...
Vietnamese:rải rác, ngã lăn, ...

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