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

One person died in Escambia County when a tree fell on his home, DeSantis said at another briefing on Saturday afternoon. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

In Escambia County, Sheriff Chip Simmons said in a video posted on his Facebook page that one woman died after a tree fell on her home. — AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026

At least four deaths were linked to the storm, including two people killed when trees fell on homes in Florida and Alabama. — Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Whereas collectability, value and investability of sports cards can rise and fall on the real-world performance of athletes, both trading-card genres share common factors. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 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