falling

Thân thiện

The autumn leaves are falling from the tree.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Moving downward under the influence of gravity: Describes something that is descending or dropping freely through the air.
   • Becoming lower or less in degree or value: Describes a decline in level, amount, price, or quality.
   • Decreasing in amount or degree: Describes a reduction in quantity or intensity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The falling leaves covered the path in autumn colors. (The leaves moving downward from the trees.)
  • Investors are worried about the falling stock prices. (The stock prices becoming lower in value.)
  • We expect falling temperatures overnight. (The temperatures decreasing in degree.)

Advanced Usage

• "falling star": A meteor that appears as a streak of light in the sky as it falls through the atmosphere.
  • Make a wish when you see a falling star.
• "falling out": A disagreement or quarrel that leads to a rift in a relationship.
  • They had a falling out over business matters.
• "falling short": Failing to reach a goal, standard, or expectation.
  • The project is falling short of its fundraising target.

Variants and Related Words

• Fall (verb): To move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control, from a higher to a lower level.
  • Be careful not to fall on the ice.
• Fallen (adjective): Having dropped or come down from a higher place, often used for things that are now on the ground or for a past decline.
  • They cleared the fallen branches after the storm.

Synonyms

• Descending: Moving or sloping downward.
• Dropping: Falling or becoming less, often suddenly.
• Declining: Becoming smaller, fewer, or less; decreasing.
• Plummeting: Falling or dropping straight down at high speed.

Related Phrasal Verbs (from the base verb 'fall')

• Fall apart: To break into pieces; to disintegrate or fail.
  • The old book is starting to fall apart.
• Fall back on: To have something to use for help or support if needed.
  • She has her savings to fall back on in an emergency.
• Fall for: To be deceived by something; or to fall in love with someone.
  • Don't fall for that old trick.

Related Idioms

• Falling on deaf ears: When a request, warning, or piece of advice is ignored.
  • My suggestions for improvement fell on deaf ears.
• Falling into place: When events or details start to happen or be understood in a satisfactory way.
  • After the initial confusion, everything began falling into place.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. coming down freely under the influence of gravity
   • the eerie whistle of dropping bombs
   • falling rain
2. becoming lower or less in degree or value
   • a falling market
   • falling incomes
3. decreasing in amount or degree
   • falling temperature

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dropping