fall on

verb

variants or fall upon

fell on or fell upon; fallen on or fallen upon; falling on or falling upon; falls on or falls upon

transitive verb

: to meet with

fell on hard times

Examples of fall on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was blamed for two deaths, including a 74-year-old man found Wednesday near Kauai's south shore and a man found dead Monday on Oahu after a large tree fell on his tent. — Gene Johnson, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

Premier League 2 took a break last weekend, so the focus fell on the under-18s Premier League and the UEFA Youth League, where English academies go head-to-head with their European counterparts. — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

It was blamed for two deaths, including a 74-year-old man found Wednesday near Kauai’s south shore and a man found dead Monday on Oahu after a large tree fell on his tent. — Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The responsibility for handling the potential harms of social media use shouldn’t just fall on parents and kids, Robinson pointed out. — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fall on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon