fall under

fɔːl ˈʌndər

fallen underfell under

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Definition of fall under - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

categorizationbelong to a category or group

This issue falls under environmental concerns.

categorize

classify

influencebe influenced or controlled by

He falls under her spell whenever she's around..

succumb

yield

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Expressions with fall under

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fall under someone's spell

become strongly attracted or influenced by someone

He fell under her spell and couldn't think clearly.

fall under suspicion

become suspected of wrongdoing

After the money went missing, he fell under suspicion.

fall under the influence

become affected by someone's control or power

He fell under the influence of a charismatic leader.

fall under the sway of

become influenced or controlled by someone or something

She fell under the sway of the charismatic leader.

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 under included in their meaning

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drop

physics

fall straight down under gravity

Examples of fall under in a sentence

His duties fall under the role of a manager.
Many fall under the influence of charismatic leaders.
She fell under the sway of the new ideology.

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French:relever de, être soumis à, ...
German:fallen, erliegen, ...
Italian:ricadere, cadere sotto, ...
Spanish:incluirse, estar bajo la influencia, ...
Portuguese:enquadrar-se em, ficar sob, ...
Chinese:属于, 被...控制, ...
Japanese:分類される, 影響を受ける, ...
Arabic:اِنْدَرَجَ تَحْتَ, خَضَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִיכָּלֵל, לְהִכָּנֵס תַּחַת הַשְּׁפָעָה שֶׁל, ...
Russian:подпадать под, ...
Ukrainian:належати до, бути під впливом, ...
Hindi:अंतर्गत आना, प्रभाव में आना, ...
Bengali:অন্তর্ভুক্ত হওয়া, প্রভাবিত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:pertànyer, caure sota, ...
Czech:spadat pod, podléhat, ...
Danish:falde ind under, falde under, ...
Dutch:vallen onder, in de ban raken van, ...
Greek:υπάγομαι, υπόκειται, ...
Hungarian:tartozni, befolyása alá kerülni, ...
Khmer:ស្ថិតក្នុងចំណាត់ក្រុម, ស្ថិតក្រោមឥទ្ធិពល, ...
Korean:속하다, 영향을 받다, ...
Persian:در دسته قرار گرفتن, تحت تاثیر قرار گرفتن, ...
Polish:należeć do, być pod wpływem, ...
Portuguese (BR):enquadrar-se, ficar sob, ...
Romanian:a intra, a sub influența, ...
Swedish:tillhöra, bli påverkad av, ...
Thai:จัดอยู่ใน, ตกอยู่ภายใต้, ...
Turkish:kapsamına girmek, etkisi altına girmek, ...
Vietnamese:thuộc, bị ảnh hưởng, ...

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