"fall back" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: falls back [present, singular, third-person], falling back [participle, present], fell back [past], fallen back [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> back}} fall back (third-person singular simple present falls back, present participle falling back, simple past fell back, past participle fallen back)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back. Derived forms: fall-back, fallback Related terms: fall back, fall edge, fall back on, fall back upon, spring forward, fall back
    Sense id: en-fall_back-en-verb-FuqbAxCT
  2. To retreat. Synonyms (retreat): ebb, ebb away, recede, retreat Translations (to retreat): se replier (French), se rabattre (english: sur) (French), recēdō (Latin), retirar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fall_back-en-verb-J1w728ft Disambiguation of 'retreat': 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'to retreat': 0 100 0 0
  3. To fail to fulfill a promise or purpose.
    Sense id: en-fall_back-en-verb-yr52PI1M
  4. To turn the clocks back for daylight saving time.
    Sense id: en-fall_back-en-verb-El0hT3jH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "back", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 6 9 67 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "back": 19 10 8 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 11 10 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 8 9 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 6 5 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 13 12 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 17 10 9 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 9 8 67

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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