"fall on" meaning in English

See fall on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: falls on [present, singular, third-person], falling on [participle, present], fell on [past], fallen on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> on}} fall on (third-person singular simple present falls on, present participle falling on, simple past fell on, past participle fallen on)
  1. To experience; to suffer; to fall upon.
    Sense id: en-fall_on-en-verb-AHPhqAjM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 17 25 18 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 23 16 22 17 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 18 20 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 15 24 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 17 20 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 17 20 17 21
  2. To be assigned to; to acquire a new responsibility, duty or burden. Translations (be assigned to): recaer (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fall_on-en-verb-p~dUiPwT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 17 25 18 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 23 16 22 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 15 24 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 17 20 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 17 20 17 21 Disambiguation of 'be assigned to': 3 94 1 1 1
  3. (of a holiday or event) To occur on a particular day. Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-fall_on-en-verb-Ugg6aAUa Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 100 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 17 25 18 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 23 16 22 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 15 24 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 17 20 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 17 20 17 21
  4. Of the eyes or gaze: to alight upon.
    Sense id: en-fall_on-en-verb-aDuKjhY3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 17 25 18 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 23 16 22 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 15 24 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 17 20 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 17 20 17 21
  5. (archaic) To attack (someone); to join an attack on (someone), especially a surprise attack. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fall_on-en-verb-5-IpDCo5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 17 25 18 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 23 16 22 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 15 24 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 17 20 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 17 20 17 21

Inflected forms

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