"fall back into" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: falls back into [present, singular, third-person], falling back into [participle, present], fell back into [past], fallen back into [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> back into}} fall back into (third-person singular simple present falls back into, present participle falling back into, simple past fell back into, past participle fallen back into)
  1. (transitive) To return to old habits; to return to an unhealthy or unhappy situation. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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