Definition of Fall into

1. Verb. Be included in or classified as. "This falls under the rubric 'various'"

Exact synonyms: Fall Under
Generic synonyms: Be, Comprise, Constitute, Make Up, Represent

Definition of Fall into

1. Verb. (transitive) To go into something by falling. ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To enter something (especially a profession) without having planned it. ¹

3. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To be classified as; to fall under. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fall Into

fall dandelion
fall down
fall equinox
fall flat
fall for
fall foul
fall from grace
fall guy
fall ill
fall in
fall in line
fall in love
fall in with
fall into (current term)
fall into place
fall line
fall of wicket
fall off
fall off a truck
fall off the back of a lorry
fall off the back of a truck
fall off the turnip truck
fall off the wagon
fall on
fall on deaf ears
fall on one's face
fall on one's feet
fall on one's sword

Literary usage of Fall into

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"They saw the 1 of Derbyshire fall into the monotony of the Midlands t swept away South. Paul was now pale with weariness. He had been sponsible for the ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... that some should not fall into a fitting locality for their continued existence and the .... fall into ..."

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