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1fall for — (something) to believe something that is not true. I stupidly fell for his story until someone told me he was already married. Related vocabulary: hook, line, and sinker Etymology: based on the phrase fall for something hook, line, and sinker (=… …
2fall for — ► fall for informal 1) fall in love with. 2) be deceived by. Main Entry: ↑fall …
3fall for — [v] become infatuated with desire, fall in love with, flip over, go head over heels*, lose one’s head over*, succumb; concept 32 Ant. repulse …
4fall for — (someone) to find someone attractive and begin to love them. They met at a friend s house and fell for each other immediately …
5fall for — verb 1. fall in love with; become infatuated with (Freq. 1) She fell for the man from Brazil • Hypernyms: ↑change • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody 2. be deceive …
6fall for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fall for : present tense I/you/we/they fall for he/she/it falls for present participle falling for past tense fell for past participle fallen for 1) fall for someone to be very attracted to someone and to… …
7fall for — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fall for someone, you are strongly attracted to them and start loving them. [V P n] He was fantastically handsome I just fell for him right away. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you fall for a lie or trick, you believe it or are… …
8fall for — 1) she fell for John Syn: fall in love with, become infatuated with, lose one s heart to, take a fancy to, be smitten with/by, be attracted to; informal have the hots for 2) she won t fall for that trick Syn: be deceived by, be duped by, be… …
9fall for — informal 1) she fell for John Syn: fall in love with, take a fancy to, be smitten by, be attracted to 2) she won t fall for that trick Syn: be deceived by, be duped by, be fooled by, be taken in by; informal go for, buy …
10fall for — verb a) To be fooled; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick. I cant believe how many people still fall for the coin glued to the sidewalk. b) To fall in love with someone. He really fell for the attractive waitress at his favorite… …
