fallen

[ faw-luhn ]

verb

1. past participle of fall.

adjective

1. having dropped or come down from a higher place, from an upright position, or from a higher level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc.
2. on the ground; prostrate; down flat:

   Exhausted, the racers lay fallen by the road.

3. degraded or immoral.
4. (of a woman) having lost her chastity.
5. overthrown, destroyed, or conquered:

   a fallen city.

6. dead:

   fallen troops.

fallen

/ ˈfɔːlən /

verb

1. the past participle of fall

adjective

1. having sunk in reputation or honour

   a fallen woman

2. killed in battle with glory

   our fallen heroes

3. defeated

Other Words From

• un·fallen adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fallen¹

First recorded before 900, for the adjective

Example Sentences

The first snow of winter has fallen in Sansimion, a village in Romania’s eastern Carpathian mountains.

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The emergency services were called to Lux nightclub in the city centre at about 02:20 GMT after reports that two women had fallen unconscious.

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More than 30cm of rain was reported to have fallen on the island of Rhodes - one of the first areas to be impacted by Storm Bora - since Saturday.

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Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to the venue at about 02:20 GMT after reports that two women had fallen unconscious.

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After nights of large-scale street demonstrations and a string of public resignations, Georgia's prime minister has rejected calls for new elections and said protesters have fallen victim to opposition lies.

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Related Words

• collapsed
• decayed