fall back upon

verb

To fall back on.

Meanings

verbfall back upon (third-person singular simple present falls back upon, present participle falling back upon, simple past fell back upon, past participle fallen back upon)

present singular third person falls back upon · participle present falling back upon · past fell back upon · participle past fallen back upon

  1. transitiveTo fall back on.
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