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FALL BEHIND

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• FALL BEHIND (verb)
The verb FALL BEHIND has 2 senses:

1. retreat
2. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

Familiarity information: FALL BEHIND used as a verb is rare.

• FALL BEHIND (verb)

Sense 1

fall behind ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Retreat

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

fall behind; recede; drop off; fall back; lose

Hypernyms (to "fall behind" is one way to...):

regress; retrograde; retrogress (get worse or fall back to a previous condition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

fall behind ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

lag; fall back; fall behind; dawdle

Hypernyms (to "fall behind" is one way to...):

follow (to travel behind, go after, come after)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fall behind"):

drag; drop behind; get behind; hang back; trail (to lag or linger behind)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."
(English proverb)
"Whatever joy you seek, it can be achieved by yourself; whatever misery you seek, it can be found by yourself."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"Be aware of the idiot, for he is like an old dress. Every time you patch it, the wind will tear it back again."
(Arabic proverb)
"All too good is neighbours fool."
(Dutch proverb)

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