fall for

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Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To be deceived or tricked by someone or something; to believe a lie or a trick.
   • To develop strong feelings of love or infatuation for someone.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (deceived):

  • Don't fall for that old trick; it's an obvious scam.
  • I can't believe I fell for his story about being a prince.
  • The email looked so real that many people fell for the phishing attempt.

• Verb (fall in love):

  • They met in Paris and she fell for him almost immediately.
  • He fell for her intelligence and her sense of humor.

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often implies a lack of caution or judgment, whether in being deceived ("He was too trusting and fell for it") or in love ("He fell for her hard and fast").
• It can be used in a lighter, less serious sense:

Variants and Related Words

• Fall (verb): The base verb, meaning to move downward. The phrasal verb "fall for" derives its meaning from the idea of "falling into" a trap or "falling into" love.
• Fall for it: A common idiomatic usage of the "deceived" meaning, where "it" refers to the trick or lie.

Synonyms

• Be deceived by: To be tricked or misled.
• Be taken in by: To be deceived.
• Succumb to: To yield to (a temptation or emotion).
• Fall in love with: To begin to love someone.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Fall apart: To break into pieces; to collapse emotionally or structurally.
• Fall behind: To fail to keep up with a pace or schedule.
• Fall out: To have a disagreement; to become detached.

Related Idioms

• Fall head over heels (for someone): To fall deeply and completely in love.
  • He fell head over heels for his new colleague.
• Fall into a trap: To be caught by a trick or deception.
  • By answering the email, he fell right into their trap.

Học thuật

Verb

1. be deceived, duped, or entrapped by
   • He fell for her charms
   • He fell for the con man's story
2. fall in love with; become infatuated with
   • She fell for the man from Brazil