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

Every new generation of teenagers falls in love with their music, and their concert audiences often contain as many high schoolers as original fans who are now old enough to be grandparents. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

The other things radiologists do — talking to patients and working with colleagues, for instance — fall in the category of weak links. — Matt Peterson,kate Rooney, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Granted, while the score could rise or fall in the coming days as audiences continue to rate the film on the review aggregation site, the 91% audience score matches the best of the four seasons of Reacher and is far higher than the last two seasons. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

This would likely fall in early May 2027, per the city’s calendar. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 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