Englishfor English speakers
fall
Verb
—
When something or someone falls, it moves down quickly down through the air because nothing is holding it. It moves to a lower position because of gravity.
The apple fell from the tree.
The bridge is falling down.
He tripped on a banana peel and fell down, hurting his leg.
—
When someone falls, they can mean coming down to the ground on purpose, lying with the face down.
He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.
—
Falling is when someone or something has been defeated.
The Romans fell to the Goths in 410 AD.
fall
Noun
—
Fall is the name for autumn used only in North America, named after the falling of leaves during the season. It is the season when the weather is getting colder, after summer and before winter.
These plants are growing big and they will be ready to eat in the fall.
—
A fall or falls or waterfall is a part of a river where water is falling.
We went to the falls to eat lunch outside and watch the water falling.
—
A fall is when people suffered a loss of greatness or status, such as the fall of Rome.
over
Preposition
—
Something is over when it has finished, usually referring to an event.
When the movie was over we left the movie theater.
—
In a location above something.
He stepped over the dog.
—
From one side to the other.
They went over the bridge.
—
If you invite someone over, you invite them to your house.
They had him over for tea.
—
A number divided by another.
Eight over two is four.
over
Noun
—
An over in a cricket match is six balls bowled from one end.
The captain told me I would have to bowl the next over.