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

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Parker Kelly #17 of the Colorado Avalanche clears the puck with Brent Burns #84 and Devon Toews #7 as Logan Cooley #92 of the Utah Mammoth falls in front of Scott Wedgewood #41 during the first period of their game at the Delta Center on October 21, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Austen Erblat, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026 The weather service’s forecast range on Wednesday for how much snow was expected to fall in Denver during the upcoming winter storm was wide. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026 Audiences fell in love with her for a second time as Grandma Yetta Rosenberg in The Nanny, appearing in over 50 episodes from 1993 to 1999. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026 Coach’s could be open this fall in time for the start of the college basketball season, Alderucci said. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall in

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fall in was in 1719

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“Fall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20in. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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