fall into

phrasal verb

fell into; fallen into; falling into; falls into

1

: to go down quickly into (something)

She fell into the swimming pool.

2

: to pass to (a less active or less desirable state or condition)

This word has fallen into disuse.

His theories have now fallen into disrepute/disfavor.

The machinery has fallen into disrepair.

3

: to belong in (a particular category or range)

His creative output falls into three distinct categories.

4

: to be caught in (a trap)

We fell into a trap.

5

: to begin to do or experience (something) or to be affected by (something) without wanting or trying to

He fell deeply into debt.

She fell into her career almost accidentally.

She fell into the habit of going out for ice cream every night.

Examples of fall into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Actually most of your favorite celebrity cars fall into neither category, and most fall into the category of cars for car enthusiasts. —Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2024

Banks also has several other grown children who were treated poorly in her custody, including a son who fell into a coma at 4 years old from previously undiagnosed diabetes, according to court documents. —Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2024

Much of the downtown was undeveloped until Related first came to the area in the 1990s with a mixed-use project known as CityPlace, which had its own struggles and fell into distress after the global financial crisis. —Natalie Wong, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024

The Razorbacks scored seven runs in the inning to go ahead 10-1 on three hits, including a check-swing by Aloy that fell into right field to score two. —Sam Lane, arkansasonline.com, 24 Apr. 2024

The jail eventually closed in 1969; however, following the 1980 coup, it was reopened for a short time as a military jail before falling into disrepair until 1996, when the Four Seasons took over. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2024

Hip-Hop In The Hall: Up to this point, hip-hoppers in the Hall have fallen into two categories. —Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024

The southern Oregon city of Grants Pass, where winter temperatures fall into the 30s, had cracked down on a homeless encampment by banning tents, blankets and pillows from public parks. —Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024

Taub makes one artful move after another, bringing lightness or brightness to the story without diminishing the seriousness of purpose or skewing history, though some of the events fall into the strange-but-true category. —Frank Rizzo, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024