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

see also:

fall in with

Examples of fall in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rose allegedly admitted to chasing Mascara through the parking lot, but said the victim fell in the middle of the road. — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Although Southern California got some rain Sunday and Monday, most of it fell in areas south of Los Angeles County, Kittell said, leaving Los Angeles and Ventura counties very dry. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

And while some might be questioning the rise of sentient-object romance, a genre in which humans fall in love with typically inanimate objects, Fischer says there’s a deeper meaning behind all of it. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

Between those movies, mostly offscreen, Vision and Ultron’s turncoat lackey Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) fell in love. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fall in

• cauline
• fallen
• paulin
• pollen
• befallen
• crestfallen
• tarpaulin