fall on

verb

variants or fall upon
fell on or fell upon; fallen on or fallen upon; falling on or falling upon; falls on or falls upon

transitive verb

: to meet with
fell on hard times

Examples of fall on in a Sentence

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Some biggish names fell on Thursday, including Auger-Aliassime and Musetti. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Venice pressers tend to fall on the warm/adulating side but this was clearly a film with plenty of admirers. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026 The federal holiday falls on the first Monday in September each year. — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026 Some of these radioisotopes enter the solar system to fall on all the planets and moons, including Earth and its moon. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall on

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fall on was in 1533

Rhymes for fall on

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“Fall on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20on. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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