"fall away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: falls away [present, singular, third-person], falling away [participle, present], fell away [past], fallen away [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> away}} fall away (third-person singular simple present falls away, present participle falling away, simple past fell away, past participle fallen away)
  1. (intransitive) To cease to support a person or cause. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fall_away-en-verb-r5miRqNl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 19 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 30 21 24 25
  2. (intransitive) To diminish in size, weight, or intensity. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fall_away-en-verb-u4cpqRH5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 19 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 30 21 24 25
  3. (intransitive) To perish; to vanish; to be lost. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fall_away-en-verb-1t9vLZz2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 19 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 30 21 24 25
  4. (intransitive, of terrain) To slope downward. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fall_away-en-verb-yaDJ~doS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 19 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 30 21 24 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fallaway [noun] Related terms: fall down, falling-out [noun], fall out

Inflected forms

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