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View synonyms for fall in

fall in

verb

  1. to collapse; no longer act as a support
  2. to adopt a military formation, esp as a soldier taking his place in a line
  3. (of a lease) to expire
  4. (of land) to come into the owner's possession on the expiry of the lease
  5. often foll by with
    1. to meet and join
    2. to agree with or support a person, suggestion, etc
  6. to make a mistake or come to grief
  7. to become pregnant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  1. the order to adopt a military formation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

The camp is mostly under water, and when the "Fall-in" is sounded we do it quite easily.

Rest had just been commanded a few minutes when the command to "fall-in" was sounded.

How could a man travel forward from rustic deer-poaching to such tragedy-writing, and not fall-in with sorrows by the way?

Soon the fall-in order was given, and the older rookies fell in under arms.

It was at 4.30 when the Regiment received orders to "Fall-in."

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