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- Dictionaryfallen/ˈfɔːl(ə)n/
verb
- 1. past participle of fall
adjective
- 1. having sinned: "fallen human nature" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a soldier) killed in battle: "fallen heroes" Similar Opposite
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FALLEN definition: 1. lying on the ground, after falling down: 2. having dropped down: 3. used to refer to someone…. Learn more.
1. a. : to descend freely by the force of gravity. An apple fell from the tree. b. : to hang freely. her hair falls over her shoulders. c. : to drop oneself to a lower position. fell to his knees. d. : to come or go as if by falling. darkness falls early in the winter. 2. : to become born usually used of lambs. 3. a.
Definition of 'fallen' Word Frequency. fallen. (fɔːlən ) 1. Fallen is the past participle of fall. 2. plural noun. The fallen are soldiers who have died in battle. [literary] Work began on establishing the cemeteries as permanent memorials to the fallen. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
having dropped or come down from a higher place, from an upright position, or from a higher level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc. on the ground; prostrate; down flat: Exhausted, the racers lay fallen by the road. degraded or immoral. (of a woman) having lost her chastity. overthrown, destroyed, or conquered: a fallen city. dead:
Something that's fallen has dropped to the ground. You might collect fallen apples to make into cider or applesauce. The most literal sense of something fallen is just what it sounds like — an object that's moved from a high place to a lower place, usually due to gravity.
We can use fall as a noun or a verb. It means ‘suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground unintentionally or accidentally’. It can also mean ‘come down from a higher position’. As a verb, it is irregular. Its past form is fell and its -ed form is fallen. Fall does not need an object: …
adj. 1. having sunk in reputation or honour: a fallen woman. 2. killed in battle with glory: our fallen heroes. 3. defeated. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words SynonymsLegend:
Definition of fallen adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
fallen meaning, definition, what is fallen: the past participle of fall1: Learn more.
to give in to temptation or sin, esp. to become unchaste: He had fallen into sin. to give in and lose to an attack: The city fell to the enemy. to be overthrown, such as a government: The dictatorship had finally fallen. to drop down wounded or dead, esp. to be killed: fallen in battle.
