English verb: fall off |
1. | fall off (contact) come off |
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| Samples | This button had fallen off.
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | come away, come off, detach |
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2. | fall off (change) fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly |
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| Samples | The real estate market fell off.
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| Examples | The stock market is going to fall off |
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| Synonyms | sink, slump |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | drop |
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| Verb group | drop, drop down, sink |
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3. | fall off (change) diminish in size or intensity |
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| Synonyms | fall away |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disappear, go away, vanish |
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