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fall for en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
   • I can't believe how many people still fall for the coin glued to the sidewalk.
2. (idiomatic) To fall in love with.
   • Beautiful hearts are in your eyes / I've been waiting for you to fall for me / And let me in your life 2019, “Hentai”, in Cry, performed by Cigarettes After Sex:
   • The neighbor is eventually able to sell her home despite Homer’s pants-less affronts to propriety and decency and Bart falls deeply and instantly for one of its new inhabitants, a tough but charming and funny tomboy girl named Laura (voiced by Sara Gilbert) with just the right combination of toughness and sweetness, granite and honey. 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
   • 'He's a good-looking chap, but don't fall for him. I don't think he's got much heart.' 1953, Ian Fleming, “The Game Is Baccarat”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 65:
   • He really fell for the attractive waitress at his favorite restaurant.
   • They told me he was bad / But I knew he was sad / That's why I fell for the Leader of the Pack 1965, George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, “Leader of the Pack”, performed by The Shangri-Las:

Forms

Relateds

dupe · fall guy · dupe

Translations (57)

de sich vernarren (To fall in love with) · fi rakastua (To fall in love with) · it cascarci (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · tr inanmak (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · da falde for (To fall in love with) · ru втре́скаться (To fall in love with) · vi yêu (To fall in love with) · ro lasă păcălit (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · nl vallen voor (To fall in love with) · ja 引っかかる (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · ja 惚れる (To fall in love with) · es caer redondo (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · ca encapritxar-se (To fall in love with) · de auf etwas hereinfallen (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · fr s’enamourer (To fall in love with) · es creer a pie juntillas (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · fr tomber dans le panneau (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · nb falle for (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · es enamorarse (To fall in love with) · ru втре́скиваться (To fall in love with) · es creer a pies juntillas (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · fr s’énamourer (To fall in love with) · ro muri după (To fall in love with) · es comérsela enterita (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · nb falle for (To fall in love with) · fi langeta (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · tr kanmak (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · fr tomber dans le piège (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · pt cair em (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · nl intrappen (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · cs zamilovat se (To fall in love with) · de sich in jemanden verknallen (To fall in love with) · es tragar entero (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · es creer a pie juntillo (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · ca caure (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · es entrar como un caballo (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · es caer (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · da forelske sig i (To fall in love with) · fi tulla huijatuksi (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · hu bedől (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · tl maloko (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · pt apaixonar-se por (To fall in love with) · sl zaljubiti se (To fall in love with) · ar تَهَافَتَ عَلَى (To fall in love with) · he נָפַל בַּפַּח (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · fi mennä ansaan (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · es comerse (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · cs nachytat se (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · ar اِنْخَدَعَ بِـ (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · ca encaterinar-se (To fall in love with) · nl intuinen (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · es caer redondito (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · fi ihastua (To fall in love with) · tr aşık olmak (To fall in love with) · da falde for (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · nl instinken (To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick) · de sich in jemanden verlieben (To fall in love with)