Meanings
verbfall over (third-person singular simple present falls over, present participle falling over, simple past fell over, past participle fallen over)
present singular third person falls over · participle present falling over · past fell over · participle past fallen over
- idiomaticintransitiveTo fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
Synonyms: topple, topple over
- idiomaticintransitiveOf an argument, to fail to be valid.
- idiomaticinformalintransitivecomputingOf a computer program or system, to crash.
- South AfricaidiomaticinformalintransitiveTo break down; to become inoperable.
We'll have to walk; my car has fallen over.
- archaicTo revolt or change allegiance.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
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Translations
Danish falde omkuld
- falde omkuldfall from an upright position to a horizontal position
Dutch omvallen
- omvallenfall from an upright position to a horizontal position
Esperanto fali
- falifall from an upright position to a horizontal position
Finnish kaatua
- kaatuafall from an upright position to a horizontal position
German umfallen, umkippen
- umfallenfall from an upright position to a horizontal position
- umkippenfall from an upright position to a horizontal position
Japanese 倒れる
- 倒れる (taoreru)fall from an upright position to a horizontal position
Korean 넘어지다
- 넘어지다 (neomeojida)fall from an upright position to a horizontal position
Polish przewracać się, przewrócić się
- przewracać sięfall from an upright position to a horizontal position
- przewrócić sięfall from an upright position to a horizontal position
Portuguese cair (sobre), tombar (sobre)
- cair (sobre)fall from an upright position to a horizontal position
- tombar (sobre)fall from an upright position to a horizontal position
Spanish caerse
- caersefall from an upright position to a horizontal position
Swedish falla omkull
- falla omkullfall from an upright position to a horizontal position
Cite this entry
APA
fall over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20over
MLA
“fall over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20over. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fall over,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20over.
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