fall for

fɔl fɔr

fallen for, fell for

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Definition of fall for - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

emotiondevelop romantic feelings for someone

He fell for her the moment they met.

fall in love

deceptionbe tricked or deceived by something

She fell for the scam and lost money.

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Expressions with fall for

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don't fall for it

exp.

tell someone to avoid being taken in by a joke or scheme

Don't fall for it—he's just trying to get a reaction.

fall for a scam

be tricked into believing a false scheme

She fell for a scam and lost money.

fall for a hoax

believe a false story or trick

She fell for a hoax about winning the lottery.

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.

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.

don't fall for it

exp.

tell someone to avoid being taken in by a joke or scheme

Don't fall for it—he's just trying to get a reaction.

Terms with fall for included in their meaning

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pumpkin pie spice

cooking

seasoning mix for fall recipes

get off to sleep

sleep

fall asleep after trying or waiting for a while

bite the bait

deception

fall for a trick or deception

snooze off

light sleep

fall asleep lightly or for a short time

swallow the bait

trap

fall for a trap or scheme

take a pratfall

comedy

fall in a funny way for comedy effect

infinity

optics

point far enough for light to fall in parallel rays

decay time

physics

time needed for a signal or quantity to fall to a chosen value

Examples of fall for in a sentence

I can't believe you fell for him so quickly.
I can't believe you fell for that old trick!
He fell for the prank and laughed it off.

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French:tomber amoureux, se faire avoir, ...
German:sich verlieben, hereinfallen, ...
Italian:innamorarsi di, abboccare, ...
Spanish:enamorarse, caer en, ...
Portuguese:apaixonar-se, deixar-se enganar, ...
Chinese:爱上, 上当, ...
Japanese:恋に落ちる, 引っかかる, ...
Arabic:وَقَعَ في الحُبّ, اِنخَدَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְאַהֵב, לִיפּוֹל בְּפַח, ...
Russian:влюбляться, попадаться на, ...
Ukrainian:закохуватися, попастися на, ...
Hindi:प्यार हो जाना, धोखे का शिकार होना, ...
Bengali:প্রেমে পড়া, প্রতারিত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:enamorar-se, caure en l'engany, ...
Czech:zamilovat se do, naletět, ...
Danish:blive forelsket i, lade sig narre af, ...
Dutch:vallen voor, erin trappen, ...
Greek:ερωτεύομαι, ξεγελιέμαι, ...
Hungarian:beleszeretni, bedőlni, ...
Khmer:លង់ស្រឡាញ់, ជឿល្បិច, ...
Korean:반하다, 속다, ...
Persian:عاشق شدن, فریب خورد, ...
Polish:zakochać się, dać się nabrać, ...
Portuguese (BR):apaixonar-se, cair em, ...
Romanian:a se îndrăgosti, a fi păcălit, ...
Swedish:bli kär i, gå på, ...
Thai:ตกหลุมรัก, ถูกหลอก, ...
Turkish:âşık olmak, kanmak, ...
Vietnamese:phải lòng, bị lừa, ...

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