fall in
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Definition
- Verb (Phrasal Verb):
- To become part of; to become a member of a group or organization: To enter into or join a collective body, such as a club, team, or organization.
- To take one's assigned place in a military formation or line: A command or action for soldiers to move into their proper positions in a line or rank.
- To collapse inward; to cave in: To break down or give way, either physically (like a structure) or metaphorically (like a plan or system).
Usage Examples
- Verb (To join a group):
- After much consideration, she decided to fall in with the local environmental society.
- He fell in with a group of artists after moving to the city.
- Verb (Military command):
- The sergeant ordered the recruits to "Fall in!" for roll call.
- The soldiers fell in quickly when the alarm sounded.
- Verb (To collapse):
- The old mine shaft is dangerous and could fall in at any moment.
- After the scandal, the company's public image began to fall in.
Advanced Usage
- "fall in with": To agree with, associate with, or conform to a person, group, or set of ideas.
- He was new in town and easily fell in with the wrong crowd.
- Her plans fell in perfectly with ours, so we decided to travel together.
Variants and Related Words
- Cave in (verb): To collapse or yield. Often used interchangeably with 'fall in' for physical structures.
- The tunnel caved in due to the explosion.
- Enlist (verb): To enroll or join, especially in the armed forces. Related to the 'join' sense.
- He decided to enlist in the army after graduation.
Synonyms
- Join: To become a member of.
- Line up: To form or get into a line.
- Collapse: To fall down or give way suddenly.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Fall apart: To break into pieces, either literally or figuratively (e.g., a plan fails, an object disintegrates).
- The old book fell apart in my hands.
- Fall out: To leave one's place in a military formation; to have a disagreement.
- The soldiers were told to fall out after the inspection.
Related Idioms
- Fall in line: To conform to rules or expectations.
- After the new manager arrived, all employees had to fall in line with the updated policies.
- Fall into place: To become organized or clear; to work out satisfactorily.
- Once we had the key piece of evidence, everything else fell into place.
Verb
- become part of; become a member of a group or organization
- He joined the Communist Party as a young man
- to take one's place in a military formation or line
- Troops fall in!
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- 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