fall away

English - Turkish

Definition of fall away in English Turkish dictionary

çekilmek

zayıflamak

fenalaşmak

çekil

gerilemek

eğimli olmak

inmek

azalmak

eksilmek

English - English

Definition of fall away in English English dictionary

To cease to support a person or cause

get worse; "My grades are slipping"

If the degree, amount, or size of something falls away, it decreases. His coalition may hold a clear majority but this could quickly fall away = fall off

diminish in size or intensity

If you say that land falls away, you mean it slopes downwards from a particular point. On either side of the tracks the ground fell away sharply

If something falls away from the thing it is attached to, it breaks off. Officials say that one or two engines fell away from the plane shortly after takeoff

Related Terms

fallaway

Of a shot, made while moving away from the basket

Hyphenation

Fall a·way

Turkish pronunciation

fôl ıwey

Pronunciation

/ˈfôl əˈwā/ /ˈfɔːl əˈweɪ/

Etymology

[ 'fol ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin to Old High German fallan to fall and perhaps to Lithuanian pulti.