fall for

phrase

1

: to fall in love with

He fell for her the moment he saw her.

2

: to become a victim of

fell for the trick

Examples of fall for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elizabeth Holmes is back on her bulls—t, and some people are falling for the act all over again. — ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Watch On Aimless but charming Lloyd (John Cusack) falls for the ambitious Diane (Ione Skye) as the end of high school draws near in this hilarious but also poignant film. — David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Oct. 2026

Mortgage rates fell for a second consecutive week but remain elevated, according to Freddie Mac data released on Thursday, as a surge of inflation continues to weigh on financial markets. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

AnyPS5 and KytyPS5 have official pages on GitHub, but new users unfamiliar with the projects or GitHub could easily fall for the look-alike domains. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for fall for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore