Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall in love

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables: fal-l in love
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love.

Intransitive verb

verb

To come to have feelings of love towards each other.

Intransitive verb

verb

To come to have feelings of intense liking directed at another person or a thing.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I fell in love with him the moment I first saw him."
"Have you ever fallen in love?"
"It only takes a minute girl / To fall in love"
"Oh, Ophelia / You've been on my mind, girl, since the flood / Oh, Ophelia / Heaven help a fool who falls in love"
"Often, I am upset / That I cannot fall in love, but I guess / This avoids the stress of falling out of it"
"It's been a long time since you fell in love / You ain't coming out your shell, you ain't really been yourself / Tell me, what must I do? (Do tell, my love) / 'Cause luckily I'm good at reading / I wouldn't bug him, but he won't stop cheesin'"

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

falls in love (present, singular) falling in love (participle, present) fell in love (past) fallen in love (participle, past)

Phrases

falling in love falling-in-love

Synonyms

develop feelings enamour

Antonyms

fall out of love disenamour

Questions

What does fall in love mean?: To come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love.

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