"fall to" meaning in All languages combined

See fall to on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: falls to [present, singular, third-person], falling to [participle, present], fell to [past], fallen to [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> to}} fall to (third-person singular simple present falls to, present participle falling to, simple past fell to, past participle fallen to)
  1. (intransitive, dated) To enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking. Tags: dated, intransitive
    Sense id: en-fall_to-en-verb-bux9OJ4x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "to", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "to": 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (transitive, dated) To succumb to (a prank or trick); to fall for (something). Tags: dated, transitive Synonyms: dig in, go for it
    Sense id: en-fall_to-en-verb-sltHdg~P

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "fell to",
      "tags": [
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:",
          "text": "Titus: Come, let's fall to; and, gentle girl, eat this.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1877, George MacDonald, chapter 54, in The Marquis of Lossie:",
          "text": "In the middle of it, in front of the little public house, stood, all that day and the next, a group of men and women, for no five minutes in its component parts the same, but, like a cloud, ever slow dissolving, and as continuously reforming, some dropping away, others falling to.",
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        {
          "ref": "1879, Anthony Trollope, chapter 7, in William Makepeace Thackeray:",
          "text": "[H]e is interrupted by the arrival of a hamper of wine . . . upon the receipt of which he sends for three friends, and they fall to instantly, drinking two bottles apiece.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1910, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter 9, in The Fortune Hunter:",
          "text": "[T]he floor was thick with a litter of rubbish. . . . Duncan surveyed it ruefully, but with the will to do strong in him, took off his coat, turned up his trousers, and fell to.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1934 March 26, \"Books: Hurstwurst\" (book review of Anitra's Dance by Fannie Hurst), Time (retrieved 1 May 2014)",
          "text": "Many a reader whose appetite rejoices in hearty fare tucked in his napkin, smacked his lips and fell to with a will."
        }
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        [
          "enthusiasm",
          "enthusiasm"
        ],
        [
          "commitment",
          "commitment"
        ],
        [
          "eating",
          "eating"
        ],
        [
          "drinking",
          "drinking"
        ]
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        "(intransitive, dated) To enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking."
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        "To succumb to (a prank or trick); to fall for (something)."
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          "prank",
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          "trick",
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        [
          "fall for",
          "fall for"
        ]
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        "(transitive, dated) To succumb to (a prank or trick); to fall for (something)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "dig in"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "go for it"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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          "text": "Titus: Come, let's fall to; and, gentle girl, eat this.",
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        {
          "ref": "1877, George MacDonald, chapter 54, in The Marquis of Lossie:",
          "text": "In the middle of it, in front of the little public house, stood, all that day and the next, a group of men and women, for no five minutes in its component parts the same, but, like a cloud, ever slow dissolving, and as continuously reforming, some dropping away, others falling to.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "1879, Anthony Trollope, chapter 7, in William Makepeace Thackeray:",
          "text": "[H]e is interrupted by the arrival of a hamper of wine . . . upon the receipt of which he sends for three friends, and they fall to instantly, drinking two bottles apiece.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1910, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter 9, in The Fortune Hunter:",
          "text": "[T]he floor was thick with a litter of rubbish. . . . Duncan surveyed it ruefully, but with the will to do strong in him, took off his coat, turned up his trousers, and fell to.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1934 March 26, \"Books: Hurstwurst\" (book review of Anitra's Dance by Fannie Hurst), Time (retrieved 1 May 2014)",
          "text": "Many a reader whose appetite rejoices in hearty fare tucked in his napkin, smacked his lips and fell to with a will."
        }
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        "To enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking."
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          "enter into"
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          "begin",
          "begin"
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        [
          "enthusiasm",
          "enthusiasm"
        ],
        [
          "commitment",
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        [
          "eating",
          "eating"
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        [
          "drinking",
          "drinking"
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        "(intransitive, dated) To enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking."
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        "To succumb to (a prank or trick); to fall for (something)."
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          "prank",
          "prank"
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          "trick",
          "trick"
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          "fall for",
          "fall for"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, dated) To succumb to (a prank or trick); to fall for (something)."
      ],
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dig in"
    },
    {
      "word": "go for it"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fall to"
}

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