fall in

verb

fell in; fallen in; falling in; falls in

intransitive verb

1
: to sink inward
the roof fell in
2
: to take one's proper place in a military formation
Phrases
fall in with
1
: to concur with
had to fall in with her wishes
2
: to harmonize with
it falls in exactly with my views
3
: to begin associating with
she fell in with a bad crowd

Examples of fall in in a Sentence

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Her decisions were [made from the perspective] of someone who is a lovestruck teenager falling in love for the first time. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025 Snow has already been falling in many of these areas, with NWS meteorologists warning of significant additional snowfall before the day is up. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 Bangladesh is currently under the governance of an interim body led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, who took over days after Hasina’s fall in August 2024. Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Nov. 2025 The song does have a real, not-shot-by-Glen Powell music video, which features a man with deer antlers on his head falling in love with a girl in spite of her father’s disapproval. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fall in

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fall in was in 1719

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“Fall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20in. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.

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