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.
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Gas and dust fall into a rotating disk around the black hole, and as the debris spirals more rapidly, it becomes superheated, releasing intense radiation.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Burghers with no family interest in the results were there just to see who had fallen into the bottom 10 percent—that was a bigger draw than honoring the top 5 percent, who would sit the following month for the provincial round.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Eventually, much of the Democratic Establishment fell into place.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The panic meter was high in Los Angeles after the Dodgers fell into a 3-2 World Series deficit at home, but that wasn't the case in LA's clubhouse.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Burghers with no family interest in the results were there just to see who had fallen into the bottom 10 percent—that was a bigger draw than honoring the top 5 percent, who would sit the following month for the provincial round.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Eventually, much of the Democratic Establishment fell into place.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The panic meter was high in Los Angeles after the Dodgers fell into a 3-2 World Series deficit at home, but that wasn't the case in LA's clubhouse.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fall into
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“Fall into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20into. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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