fall by

US: /ˈfɔːl baɪ/

fallen byfell by

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Definition of fall by - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

measurementbecome lower by a stated amount or number

Profits could fall by five million dollars this year.

decrease by

drop by

movementmove to visit someone or a place for a short time

I might fall by your office after lunch.

call in

drop by

stop by

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Expressions with fall by

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fall by the wayside

fail to continue or be forgotten

Many innovative ideas fall by the wayside due to lack of funding.

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.

Terms with fall by included in their meaning

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cut down

fell by cutting

cause to fall by cutting

trip

movement

stumble or fall by hitting something with the foot

trip

accident

cause someone to fall by blocking their foot

knock down

impact

cause to fall by striking

knock over

cause falling

cause to fall by striking

strike down

combat

cause to fall by a blow or attack

tide

ocean movement

rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravitational forces

count sheep

sleep

try to fall asleep by imagining sheep

Examples of fall by in a sentence

If interest rates fall by another point, we’ll consider refinancing.
Fall by my place this evening for a quick chat.
She promised to fall by the hospital on her way home.

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French:baisser de, passer voir, ...
German:sinken, kurz vorbeikommen, ...
Italian:calare di, passare da, ...
Spanish:disminuir, pasar por, ...
Portuguese:cair, passar por, ...
Chinese:减少, 顺便去一趟, ...
Japanese:減少する, 立ち寄る, ...
Arabic:اِنْخَفَضَ, مَرَّ, ...
Hebrew:לִרְדֹּת בְּ, לְקַפּוֹץ לְבַקֵּר, ...
Russian:снижаться на, заходить, ...
Ukrainian:зменшуватися на, заходити, ...
Hindi:घट जाना, थोड़ी देर के लिए आना, ...
Bengali:কমে যাওয়া, ঘুরে আসা, ...
Catalan:baixar en, passar per, ...
Czech:klesnout, zastavit se, ...
Danish:falde med, kigge forbi, ...
Dutch:dalen met, even langskomen, ...
Greek:μειώνομαι κατά, περνάω από, ...
Hungarian:csökkenni, beugrani, ...
Khmer:ថយចុះចំនួន, ឆ្លៀតចូលទៅសួរសុខទុក្ខ, ...
Korean:줄다, 잠깐 들르다, ...
Persian:کاهش یافت, سری زد, ...
Polish:spaść, wpaść, ...
Portuguese (BR):cair em, dar uma passada, ...
Romanian:a scădea cu, a trece pe la, ...
Swedish:minska med, titta förbi, ...
Thai:ลดลง, แวะไป, ...
Turkish:kadar düşmek, uğramak, ...
Vietnamese:giảm, ghé qua, ...

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