refall

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verb

To fall again.

“refalling in love”

OriginEnglish fall ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrefall (third-person singular simple present refalls, present participle refalling, simple past refell, past participle refallen)

present singular third person refalls · participle present refalling · past refell · participle past refallen · alternative re-fall

  1. rareTo fall again.

    refalling in love

    1 more example

    Fire hissed; rain boiled; steam turned back to rain and re-fell.

    2016, John Timmis, Deathling of Dorn

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishfall
  7. Englishrefall

From re- + fall.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fallerLafler
Cite this entry
APA

refall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refall

MLA

“refall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refall.

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