Fallen - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfɔːlən|  American pronunciation of the word fallen
Brit.  |ˈfɔːlən|  British pronunciation of the word fallen
- this word is a past participle form of the irregular verbto fall

adjective

- having dropped by the force of gravity
fallen leaves covered the forest floor
sat on a fallen tree trunk
- having fallen in or collapsed
a fallen building
- having lost your chastity
a fallen woman
- killed in battle
to honor fallen soldiers

Extra examples

One of the sailors had fallen overboard.

The road was blocked by a fallen tree.

The shingles had fallen off, exposing the wood underneath.

...a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier...

A telephone wire had fallen on the road during the storm.

The city has fallen on evil days.

...the poor child was blubbering because she had fallen and skinned her knee...

A light coating of snow had fallen.

She pointed toward the crisscross of trees that had fallen on the path.

The house has fallen into decrepitude.

...bagpipes played a haunting dirge at the funeral for the fallen leader...

The company has fallen into complete disarray.

...a once proud name fallen into disrepute...

...the intoxication felt by two people who have just fallen in love...

...the bodies of the fallen sailors were consigned to the measureless depths of the sea...

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