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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, through.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- Their plans to go hiking Saturday fell through because it rained.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
fail utterly; collapse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fall flat, founder, flop
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fail, go wrong, miscarry
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
пропадам
(propadam)
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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Finnish:
ajautua karille
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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French:
tomber à l’eau
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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German:
fehlschlagen
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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German:
scheitern
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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German:
ins Wasser fallen
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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Hungarian:
füstbe megy
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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Hungarian:
kútba esik
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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Hungarian:
meghiúsul
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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Hungarian:
dugába dől
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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Hungarian:
kudarcba fullad
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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Italian:
andare a monte
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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Polish:
przepadać
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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Polish:
przepaść
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed
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Turkish:
suya düşmek
— to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed