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fallen
/ˈfɔlən/
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What does fallen mean?
verb
- past participle of fall
adjective
- Having dropped by the force of gravity.
- Killed, especially in battle.
More meanings (6)
adjective
- Having lost one's chastity.
- Having collapsed.
- Having lost prestige, (Christian) grace, etc.
noun
- The dead.
- Casualties of battle or war.
- One who has fallen, as from grace.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfɔlən/
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Pearl either saw and responded to her mother’s feelings, or herself felt the remoteness and intangibility that had fallen around the minister.
They left the hall, and, as darkness had fallen without, I slipped lightly from my hiding place and hastened to the balcony.
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Snow had fallen abundantly during the night, but, being mixed with rain, it had half melted, and did not interrupt their progress.
Mary wondered if she was in a real place or if she had fallen asleep again and was dreaming without knowing it.
Before us was a great excavation, not very recent, for the sides had fallen in and grass had sprouted on the bottom.