Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall in with

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: fal-l in with
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To join (a group of people).

verb

To meet with (something).

verb

To accept, abide by (a set of generally agreed rules, or a suggestion).

Example Sentences

"He has fallen in with a bad lot."
"I went on alone and in the course of the days I fell in with many persons, stupid persons, great persons, jaunty ones."
"We had not sailed twelve hours before we fell in with a gale, which lasted several days, and we kept under close-reef-topsails and storm-staysails."
"It seemed like a good idea, so we fell in with it."

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does fall in with mean?: To join (a group of people).

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