Invertext Online Technical Dictionary

fall

intransitive verb  

caer

Definition 1

Of prices, levels, etc., descend, drop, come down.

Source: Concise Oxford Dictionary


Context: Gold prices rose about $4 to $417.05/$417.80 a troy ounce in London trading after the dollar fell from its three-week high against the euro, following the larger-than-expected trade deficit.

Source: Financial Times 15/10/2004

Definition 2

Fail, incur in error.

Source: Invertext, from Concise Oxford Dictionary


Context: The argument [that statements by the defendants should have been suppressed on grounds of illegal arrest] falls, however, with our conclusion that the entry and arrest were lawful.

Source: ct.findacase.com (United States v. Price; 17/05/1965 Moore, Circuit Judge)

Definition 3

Of person, become (state, condition, etc.).

Source: Invertext, from Concise Oxford Dictionary


Context: Ten days before admission the patient fell ill at home, with slight fever, moderate abdominal pain, nausea and vomitting.

Source: onlinelibrary.wiley.com (R Grahl-Madsen)

Appears in the following subjects

Banking