"fall over" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-fall over.ogg Forms: falls over [present, singular, third-person], falling over [participle, present], fell over [past], fallen over [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> over}} fall over (third-person singular simple present falls over, present participle falling over, simple past fell over, past participle fallen over)
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Synonyms (fall to a horizontal position): topple, topple over Derived forms: fall over backward, fall over backwards, fall over oneself, fall over one's feet Translations (fall from an upright position to a horizontal position): falde omkuld (Danish), omvallen (Dutch), fali (Esperanto), kaatua (Finnish), umfallen (German), umkippen (German), 넘어지다 (neomeojida) (Korean), tla (Lautu Chin), cair (sobre) (Portuguese), tombar (sobre) (Portuguese), caerse (Spanish), falla omkull (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fall_over-en-verb-4ygtpi~s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "over", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lautu Chin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 17 34 2 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "over": 42 6 15 32 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 4 10 32 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 5 16 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 3 14 31 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 50 4 8 36 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 37 7 13 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 43 5 12 34 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 6 11 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 6 11 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 41 7 12 34 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Lautu Chin translations: 42 6 12 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 6 11 35 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 6 12 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 6 10 34 5 Disambiguation of 'fall to a horizontal position': 52 5 7 31 5 Disambiguation of 'fall from an upright position to a horizontal position': 79 2 4 13 1
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) Of an argument, to fail to be valid. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-fall_over-en-verb-VL-flXP7
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic, informal, computing) Of a computer program or system, to crash. Tags: idiomatic, informal, intransitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-fall_over-en-verb-Jpk~8Amt Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 37 7 13 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 41 7 12 34 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 6 11 35 5 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (intransitive, idiomatic, informal, South Africa) To break down; to become inoperable. Tags: South-Africa, idiomatic, informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-fall_over-en-verb-3L6PzvfU Categories (other): South African English, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 37 7 13 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 41 7 12 34 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 6 11 35 5
  5. (archaic) To revolt or change allegiance. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fall_over-en-verb-Nx3LpLOk

Inflected forms

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        "To break down; to become inoperable."
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        "To revolt or change allegiance."
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        "(archaic) To revolt or change allegiance."
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