Meanings
verbfall under (third-person singular simple present falls under, present participle falling under, simple past fell under, past participle fallen under)
present singular third person falls under · participle present falling under · past fell under · participle past fallen under
- transitiveTo belong to for purposes of categorization.
The botany handbooks in the library fall under Plant Biology.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch vallen onder
- vallen onderto belong to
Cite this entry
APA
fall under. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20under
MLA
“fall under.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20under. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fall under,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20under.
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