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fal·l in·to

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fall into, fall underverb

    be included in or classified as

    "This falls under the rubric 'various'"

Wiktionary

  1. fall intoverb

    To go into something by falling.

  2. fall intoverb

    To enter something (especially a profession) without having planned it.

  3. fall intoverb

    To be classified as; to fall under.

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  1. fall into

    "Fall into" generally means to become a part of or go to a particular state or condition, often without prior intent or control. This can include categorization (e.g. "fall into a certain group"), entering a certain emotional or physical state (e.g. "fall into despair"), becoming trapped or enveloped in a situation (e.g. "fall into a trap") or simply to lose physical balance and descend uncontrollably. Context determines the specific definition.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fall into in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fall into in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of fall into in a Sentence

  1. David Snyder:

    What is redactable is medical, personnel or similar files, as a general matter, that is understood to mean sensitive private information. Just a name by itself does not fall into that category.

  2. Kit Opie:

    This happens when they don’t know each other, after a while they fall into a dominance hierarchy with an alpha male but if they don’t know each other then there is often aggression while they establish that.

  3. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi:

    We find ourselves mixed in this battle, this fight for the country and the legitimacy of the state to ensure that the country not fall into the hands of Iran, which would like to see the destruction of the country.

  4. Omer Yasin:

    Most of the communities depend on elevated tanks of water. Most of these elevated tanks of water were the first ones to fall, or to fall into disrepair. They need replacements or they need repair. We need all of this.

  5. William James:

    The stream of thought flows on but most of its segments fall into the bottomless abyss of oblivion. Of some, no memory survives the instant of their passage. Of others, it is confined to a few moments, hours or days. Others, again, leave vestiges which are indestructible, and by means of which they may be recalled as long as life endures.


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