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

The rockets that fell on London during the Blitz used the same physics that landed Apollo 11 on the moon. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Both people may have fallen on the stairs, but the spaces were not being used or maintained in the same way. — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Semiconductors — Chipmakers fell on Thursday, dragging the tech sector lower on the day. — Ananya Chetia,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

But no matter where your opinion falls on that particular spectrum, the film seems destined to flop upon its initial release before being reclaimed as a cult classic over the next quarter century. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 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