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  • 1Fell — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …

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  • 2fall behind — 1) the other walkers fell behind Syn: lag, lag behind, trail, trail behind, be left behind, drop back, bring up the rear; straggle, dally, dawdle, hang back 2) they fell behind on their payments Syn …

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  • 3fall behind — /ˌfɔ:l bɪ haɪnd/ verb to be late in doing something ● They fell behind with their mortgage repayments …

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  • 4fall behind — /ˌfɔ:l bɪ haɪnd/ verb to be late in doing something ● They fell behind with their mortgage repayments …

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  • 8fall behind — phrasal verb Word forms fall behind : present tense I/you/we/they fall behind he/she/it falls behind present participle falling behind past tense fell behind past participle fallen behind 1) fall behind someone [intransitive/transitive] to move… …

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  • 9be behind in sth — be/fall/get behind in/on/with sth ► to be late in paying a regular amount of money or in completing work: »They offer advice to people who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments. »He lost his job and fell behind with his rent. »The company …

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  • 10be behind on sth — be/fall/get behind in/on/with sth ► to be late in paying a regular amount of money or in completing work: »They offer advice to people who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments. »He lost his job and fell behind with his rent. »The company …

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