fall back upon in English

Forms: falls back upon [present, singular, third-person], falling back upon [participle, present], fell back upon [past], fallen back upon [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> back upon}} fall back upon (third-person singular simple present falls back upon, present participle falling back upon, simple past fell back upon, past participle fallen back upon)

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    {
      "form": "falls back upon",
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    },
    {
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"fall back upon" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms