fallen

B1
US /ˈfaːlən/ UK /ˈfɔːlən/
adj Freq #2325

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    killed in battle

    to honor fallen soldiers

  2. 2
    adj

    having lost your chastity

    a fallen woman

  3. 3
    adj

    having fallen in or collapsed

    a fallen building

  4. 4
    adj

    having dropped by the force of gravity

    fallen leaves covered the forest floor

  5. 5
    adj

    Having dropped by the force of gravity.

    fallen raindrops

  6. 6
    adj

    Killed, especially in battle.

    a ceremony to honor fallen soldiers

  7. 7
    adj

    Having lost one's chastity.

    a fallen woman

  8. 8
    adj

    Having collapsed.

    a fallen building

Etymology

Morphologically fall + -en.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
8 adj · having collapsed. collapsed
Opposites
arisen
Word family
Derived forms chap-fallenchapfallenchop-fallenchopfallencrest-fallencrestfallendown-fallendownfallenfallen-infallen-offfallennessheaven-fallen

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