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fallen

/ˈfɔlən/

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What does fallen mean?

verb

  1. past participle of fall

adjective

  1. Having dropped by the force of gravity.
  2. Killed, especially in battle.
More meanings (6)

adjective

  1. Having lost one's chastity.
  2. Having collapsed.
  3. Having lost prestige, (Christian) grace, etc.

noun

  1. The dead.
  2. Casualties of battle or war.
  3. 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.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33
They left the hall, and, as darkness had fallen without, I slipped lightly from my hiding place and hastened to the balcony.
Edgar Rice BurroughsA princess of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #62
More book examples (3)
Snow had fallen abundantly during the night, but, being mixed with rain, it had half melted, and did not interrupt their progress.
Jules VerneAround the World in Eighty DaysTranslated by George M. (George Makepeace) TowleProject Gutenberg ebook #103
Mary wondered if she was in a real place or if she had fallen asleep again and was dreaming without knowing it.
Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret GardenProject Gutenberg ebook #113
Before us was a great excavation, not very recent, for the sides had fallen in and grass had sprouted on the bottom.
Robert Louis StevensonTreasure IslandProject Gutenberg ebook #120