fall to the ground in English

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

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

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    {
      "form": "falls to the ground",
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    {
      "form": "falling to the ground",
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    },
    {
      "form": "fell to the ground",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "fallen to the ground",
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          "ref": "1863, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal",
          "text": "As he alone was earnest in the matter, and as no one came forward with capital, the scheme fell to the ground.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To come to nothing; to fail."
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, ground."
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fall to the ground"
}

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    {
      "form": "falls to the ground",
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    },
    {
      "form": "fell to the ground",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fallen to the ground",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "fall<,,fell,fallen> to the ground"
      },
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        "To come to nothing; to fail."
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          "come to nothing"
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          "fail",
          "fail"
        ]
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, ground."
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"fall to the ground" meaning in English

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