fallen
Americanverb
adjective
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having dropped or come down from a higher place, from an upright position, or from a higher level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc.
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on the ground; prostrate; down flat.
Exhausted, the racers lay fallen by the road.
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degraded or immoral.
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(of a woman) having lost her chastity.
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overthrown, destroyed, or conquered.
a fallen city.
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dead.
fallen troops.
verb
adjective
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having sunk in reputation or honour
a fallen woman
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killed in battle with glory
our fallen heroes
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defeated
Other Word Forms
- unfallen adjective
Etymology
Origin of fallen
First recorded before 900, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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However, one month after an escalation, gold had fallen an average of 1%, suggesting that buying on the news of a growing conflict may not pay off.
From Barron's
I nodded vaguely at my bag, which had fallen when I’d tried to knock him over.
From Literature
He’d taken a misstep and fallen backward, knocking over three men who had the misfortune of standing near the wall of the Alamo.
From Literature
Shortly after, a runner began yelling that a young mother had fallen in at the second river crossing and was being swept away by the current, the rescue team said in a social media post.
From Los Angeles Times
They have also fallen following six of the past seven earnings reports.
From Barron's
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