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to fall out
[phrase form: fall]
01
to no longer be friends with someone as a result of an argument
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
out
Base verb
fall
Present tense
fall out
3rd person singular
falls out
Present participle
falling out
Past simple
fell out
Past participle
fallen out
Examples
After a heated debate, the friends fell out and stopped speaking to each other.
02
to detach from a surface or object
Intransitive
Examples
As she danced, her hairpin fell out, and her hair cascaded down in loose waves.
03
to take place
Intransitive: to fall out point in time | to fall out in a specific manner
Examples
The predicted changes in weather patterns are expected to fall out over the weekend.
04
to come as a logical consequence of something
Intransitive
Examples
If the initial steps are not executed properly, problems are likely to fall out during the later stages of the project.
