FALL FOR Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of fall for

as in love

to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for It's hard not to fall for a woman like that.

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Recent Examples of fall for The Life And Deaths Of Wilson Shedd stars Amanda Seyfried as a creative writing teacher at a maximum security prison who falls for a charismatic inmate played by Scoot McNairy. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 Posen, in turn, fell for the higgledy-piggledy architecture and the history. — Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026 This is a complicated love story of a man falling for the girlfriend of his best friend of twenty years. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Mortgage applications, which include loans to buy a home or refinance an existing mortgage, fell for the fifth week in a row last week as mortgage rates kept climbing, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. — Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall for

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