Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 FALL (PP)
NOTE: Any instances with a source are sense 1.
NOTE: Entails movement, either physical or abstract. Includes: FALL AWAY, FALL BACK, FALL BEHIND, FALL DOWN, FALL FROM GRACE, FALL IN, FALL INTO, FALL OFF, FALL OPEN, FALL OUT, FALL OVER, FALL UNDER
Examples:
The branch fell from the tree.
He fell in with the wrong crowd.
All the facts fell into place, and this allowed us to understand
the problem.
The curtain fell on the diva.
Rain, snow and sleet were falling.
The vase fell over and water spilled on the floor.
He fell to his knees.
She fell back in her chair.
Her face fell when she heard the news.
His eyes fell.
They danced around until they fell down.
The walls of the snowfort fell in.
The button fell off.
His jaw fell open.
I recently fell over in my garden.
The Eagles fell behind early and never recovered.
His hair and teeth fell out.
They fell into his trap.
We fell into his clutches and paid money to interview him.
Light fell on her face.
He had fallen from grace in the eyes of republicans.
Silence fell upon my lips and my eyes became as distant as theirs.
As hard as he tried, Phil fell back into a life of addiction.
He fell in with the wrong crowd.
The real estate market fell off.
This falls into a new category.
It fell under the category of extremely dangerous.
Silly phrases fell from her mouth.
Grief fell from our hearts.
Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1-1
FrameNet: Motion_directional
PropBank: fall.01,fall.02,fall.07
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_behind 2
fall_over 1
fall_open 1
fall_off 1, 2
fall_away 2
fall_back 1
fall_from_grace 1
fall_under 1
fall_down 1
fall_in 1, 3
fall_out 3
fall_into 1
Commentary:
NOTE: Includes decreasing on a scale. Compare carefully to sense 1. If you can replace "fall" with "decrease," the instance is this sense. Includes: FALL AWAY, FALL OFF
Examples:
The barometer is falling.
The cabin pressure fell dramatically.
Sales fell to 251.2 million from 278.7 million.
State endowments were in part withdrawn, numbers of the clergy fell
away.
A year after climbing from worst to first, they fell back to sixth.
GOP approval fell 13% in the polls.
The metal promptly fell away in price.
John's productivity has fallen off ever since the outsourcing started.
Mappings:
VerbNet: calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1
FrameNet: Change_position_on_a_scale
PropBank: fall.01,fall.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 11
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_away 2
fall_off 3
Commentary:
NOTE: This sense should be rephrasable with "become." If it isn't rephrasable with "become," it may be sense 1. Syntax Includes: NP1[experiencer] FALL (PP) NP1[experiencer] FALL (ADVP) Includes: FALL ASLEEP, FALL IN/OUT (OF) LOVE
Examples:
She fell ill.
This cd was so boring it made me want to fall asleep!
Finally I ran into your website and fell in love with the sets.
Mappings:
VerbNet: become-109.1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: fall.07
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_in_love 1
fall_asleep 1
Commentary: Includes: FALL BY THE WAYSIDE
Examples:
We must stand or fall.
These are fashionable sports which fell by the wayside.
Many soldiers fell at Verdun.
The cities fell to the enemy.
Adam and Eve fell.
The government fell overnight.
Mappings:
VerbNet: acquiesce-95.1,die-42.4,succeed-74-3
FrameNet: Conquering
PropBank: fall.05
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 17
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_by_the_wayside 1
Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1 FALL PP{P NP[location]} NP1 FALL PP[temporal]
NOTE: location may be abstract. Should be rephrasable with "occur." Includes: FALL UPON
Examples:
The accent falls on the first syllable.
Christmas falls on a Monday this year.
Payments fall on the first of the month.
But then night fell, and sounds started from the nursery.
Mappings:
VerbNet: occurrence-48.3.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: fall.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10, 16, 32
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_upon 1
Commentary:
NOTE: Compare to sense 3 ("cities fell to the enemy"). This sense DOES NOT imply failure as sense 3 does.
Examples:
The most difficult task fell to the youngest student.
The estate fell to the oldest daughter.
The task fell to me.
Yeah, it fell to me to show him the light about the girl.
The legal responsibility fell from one person to the next and the
next, like dominoes.
The blame falls on the officials.
Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Commentary:
NOTE: compare to sense 1 This sense does NOT imply movement.
Examples:
The hills around here fall towards the ocean.
Her hair fell about her shoulders.
Also the fabric of her dress falls nicely.
Mappings:
VerbNet: meander-47.7
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 22, 25
Commentary:
NOTE: Includes falling in our out of military formation. Includes: FALL BACK, FALL IN, FALL OUT
Examples:
The line of men fell forward.
He fell back a considerable distance when he saw her up ahead.
The enemy fell back.
Troops, fall in!
The soldiers fell out.
Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 15
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_in 1
fall_back 2, 3, 4
fall_out 2
Commentary: Includes: FALL ALL OVER, FALL OVER BACKWARDS
Examples:
This student falls all over her former professor when she sees him.
She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_over_backwards 1
fall_all_over 1
Commentary: Includes: FALL APART
NOTE: Can be used metaphorically
Examples:
She fell apart when her only child died.
The Sphinx is falling apart.
The freshly baked loaf of bread fell apart when I tried to slice
it.
The lawn mower finally fell apart.
Mappings:
VerbNet: become-109.1-1,break_down-45.8
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: fall.09
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_apart 1, 2, 3, 4
Commentary: Includes: FALL IN LINE Syntax Is: NP[agent] FALL IN LINE (PP{with NP})
Examples:
We held out against the tide of the industry but then begrudgingly fell in line.
Of course she fell in line. What Bobby tells them to do, they do.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_in_line 1
Commentary: Includes: FALL FLAT, FALL FOR, FALL IN, FALL IN/OUT (OF) LOVE, FALL OUT, FALL THROUGH, FALL TO, FALL UPON
Examples:
And from there, everything else fell out nicely without a problem.
This concept falls out nicely when using the geometric
representation of the data.
We fell out over a trivial question.
I fell upon an old photograph today while searching through
fileboxes.
She fell for the man from Brazil.
Tell us what books fell flat at your book club, and why.
Online customer support fell short during the holidays.
The food drive fell short of its goal.
Despite their best efforts, the project fell through.
The prisoners fell to work immediately.
Two rival would-be rulers of the clan fell to fighting for supremacy.
He fell for the con man's story.
Mappings:
VerbNet: discover-84
FrameNet: Becoming_aware,Fall_for
PropBank: fall.03,fall.06,fall.07,fall.10
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 30
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_short_of 1
fall_for 1, 2
fall_through 1
fall_upon 1
fall_flat 1
fall_short 1
fall_out 1, 2, 5