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to fall over
01
to lose one's balance and fall to the ground, typically by accident or as a result of tripping
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
over
Base verb
fall
Present tense
fall over
3rd person singular
falls over
Present participle
falling over
Past simple
fell over
Past participle
fallen over
Examples
Trying to walk on the icy pavement, he slipped and began to fall over.
