How do you pronounce fallen?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔlən/.

fallen

/ˈfɔlən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: fall-en
IPA: /ˈfɔlən/

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Meaning

verb

past participle of fall

adj

Having dropped by the force of gravity.

adj

Killed, especially in battle.

adj

Having lost one's chastity.

adj

Having collapsed.

adj

Having lost prestige, (Christian) grace, etc.

noun

The dead.

noun

Casualties of battle or war.

Example Sentences

"fallen raindrops"
"a ceremony to honor fallen soldiers"
"the disposal of fallen livestock"
"We will face the problems of peace with the same courage that we have faced and mastered the problems of war. In the memory of those that have made the supreme sacrifice, in the memory of our fallen president, we shall not fail."
"a fallen woman"
"Madam Julia was the town's ranking prostitute; virtuous female society demanded that they not suffer the unbearable pain of looking at, and being in company with, a fallen woman— one of the happiest, fallenest women in history, by the way."

Etymology

Morphologically fall + -en.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fall

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɔlən/
British English: /ˈfɔːlən/

Usage

Countable

Inflected Forms

more fallen (comparative) most fallen (superlative) fallenest (superlative, uncommon)

Derived Forms

chapfallen chopfallen crestfallen downfallen fallenness infallen jawfallen stitchfallen tradefallen unfallen windfallen

Phrases

chap-fallen chop-fallen crest-fallen down-fallen fallen angel fallen arch fallen building clause fallen flag

Synonyms

collapsed

Antonyms

arisen

Rhymes With

stalin pollen guatemalan befallen nolen pollan hollen dahlen stollen collen bollen tholen