"fall down on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: falls down on [present, singular, third-person], falling down on [participle, present], fell down on [past], fallen down on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> down on}} fall down on (third-person singular simple present falls down on, present participle falling down on, simple past fell down on, past participle fallen down on)
  1. To fail at or leave incomplete.
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  2. To prostrate oneself in a position that rests on
    Sense id: en-fall_down_on-en-verb-~N~sh~Eh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 33 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 26 24 22 27 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 24 25 23 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 20 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 25 23 26
  3. To collapse so that the remains are on top of.
    Sense id: en-fall_down_on-en-verb-8BkLMT9V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 33 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 26 24 22 27 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 24 25 23 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 20 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 25 23 26
  4. To stumble or unintentionally descend and land on
    Sense id: en-fall_down_on-en-verb-2Ur20BE5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 33 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 26 24 22 27 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 24 25 23 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 20 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 25 23 26

Inflected forms

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