English verb: fall in | |||
1. | fall in (motion) break down, literally or metaphorically | ||
Samples | The wall collapsed. The business collapsed. The dam broke. The roof collapsed. The wall gave in. The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice. | ||
Synonyms | break, cave in, collapse, founder, give, give way | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, buckle, crumple, flop, go off, implode, sink, slide down, slump | ||
Verb group | abandon, burst, collapse, give up | ||
2. | fall in (social) to take one's place in a military formation or line | ||
Samples | Troops fall in!. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
3. | fall in (social) become part of; become a member of a group or organization | ||
Samples | He joined the Communist Party as a young man. | ||
Synonyms | get together, join | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | affiliate, band oneself, infiltrate, league together, organise, organize, penetrate, rejoin, sign up, unify, unionise, unionize, unite | ||