FALL FOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does fall for mean?
• FALL FOR (verb)
The verb FALL FOR has 2 senses:
1. fall in love with; become infatuated with
2. be deceived, duped, or entrapped by
Familiarity information: FALL FOR used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FALL FOR (verb)
Meaning:
Fall in love with; become infatuated with
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
She fell for the man from Brazil
Hypernyms (to "fall for" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be deceived, duped, or entrapped by
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context examples:
He fell for her charms / He fell for the con man's story
Hypernyms (to "fall for" is one way to...):
err; mistake; slip (to make a mistake or be incorrect)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody