fallen

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 German 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Verb 2.3.1 Related terms 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun 3.2 Verb 3.2.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA: /ˈfɔːlən/, SAMPA: /"fO:l@n/
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[edit] Verb

fallen

1. Past participle of fall.

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fallen (not comparable)

1. having dropped by the force of gravity

   fallen raindrops

2. (literary) killed in battle

   to honor fallen soldiers

3. having lost one's chastity

   a fallen woman

4. having collapsed

   a fallen building

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• (having collapsed): collapsed

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[edit] Noun

fallen (plural fallen)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) The Devil
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) An evil spirit, a fiend
3. (plural only; not used in singular form) The dead
4. (plural only; not used in singular form) Casualties of battle or war.

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Old High German fallan

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[edit] Verb

fallen (strong, third-person singular simple present fällt, past tense fiel, auxiliary sein, past participle gefallen)

1. (intransitive) To fall; to drop
2. (intransitive, military) To fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action.

   Er fiel für sein Vaterland. - “He died for his country.”

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anfallen abfallen Fall Fallbeil Falle fällen fällig

gefallen Gefallener gefällig hinfallen verfallen zerfallen zufallen

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[edit] Noun

fallen

1. definite plural of fall

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fallen

1. past participle of falla

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• fallen ängel