fall for

verb

1. to become infatuated with (a person)
2. to allow oneself to be deceived by (a lie, trick, etc)

Example Sentences

Though prices have now fallen for three consecutive months, that doesn’t mean they will keep doing so.

From Los Angeles Times

Toy sales have fallen for a third year in a row as family budgets are squeezed - but adults are buying childhood favourites to escape their troubles, research suggests.

From BBC

On Tuesday night, revelers were dancing to 1990s hip-hop but grew somber as states began falling for Trump.

From Los Angeles Times

But I think a lot of us, myself included, once again fell for the illusion that America is too fundamentally decent to elect someone like Trump.

From Salon

The book follows a model named Mallory who falls for Oliver Smith, a former member of a boy band called 5Forward!

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• succumb