Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall to the ground

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables
fal-l -to the -ground
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come to nothing; to fail.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, ground.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

falls to the ground (present, singular) falling to the ground (participle, present) fell to the ground (past) fallen to the ground (participle, past)

Questions

What does fall to the ground mean?
To come to nothing; to fail.

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