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fallen

[ faw-luhn ]

verb

  1. past participle of fall.


adjective

  1. having dropped or come down from a higher place, from an upright position, or from a higher level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc.
  2. on the ground; prostrate; down flat:

    Exhausted, the racers lay fallen by the road.

  3. degraded or immoral.
  4. (of a woman) having lost her chastity.
  5. overthrown, destroyed, or conquered:

    a fallen city.

  6. dead:

    fallen troops.

fallen

/ ˈ´Úɔ˱ôÉ™²Ô /

verb

  1. the past participle of fall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. having sunk in reputation or honour

    a fallen woman

  2. killed in battle with glory

    our fallen heroes

  3. defeated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·´Ú²¹±ô±ôî€½Ä²Ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fallen1

First recorded before 900, for the adjective
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