fall into

phrasal verb

fell into; fallen into; falling into; falls into

1

: to go down quickly into (something)

She fell into the swimming pool.

2

: to pass to (a less active or less desirable state or condition)

This word has fallen into disuse.

His theories have now fallen into disrepute/disfavor.

The machinery has fallen into disrepair.

3

: to belong in (a particular category or range)

His creative output falls into three distinct categories.

4

: to be caught in (a trap)

We fell into a trap.

5

: to begin to do or experience (something) or to be affected by (something) without wanting or trying to

He fell deeply into debt.

She fell into her career almost accidentally.

She fell into the habit of going out for ice cream every night.

Examples of fall into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Out for a hike one day, they're caught off guard by a fast-moving storm and fall into a mysterious cave, where they're forced to spend the night. —EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Stocks nosedived in the wake of Trump's sweeping tariff announcement back in April, with the S&P 500 falling into correction territory after seeing its biggest single-day loss since 2020. —Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025

Present and former officials said the recruits fell into two categories. —Yossi Melman, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025

The boy fell into the river at a boat ramp around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, local NBC affiliate WVIT reported. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for fall into

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue