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fall in love en · VERB

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Meanings

1. (intransitive, of a person, qualifier:animate object following “with”) To come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love.
   • Oh, Ophelia / You've been on my mind, girl, since the flood / Oh, Ophelia / Heaven help a fool who falls in love 2016 February 5, Wesley Schultz and Jeremy Fraites, “Ophelia”, in Cleopatra, performed by The Lumineers:
   • Have you ever fallen in love?
   • Often, I am upset / That I cannot fall in love, but I guess / This avoids the stress of falling out of it 2019, Cavetown, “Home”:
   • It only takes a minute girl / To fall in love 1975, Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert, “It Only Takes a Minute”, in In the City, performed by Tavares:
   • I fell in love with him the moment I first saw him.
   • It's been a long time since you fell in love / You ain't coming out your shell, you ain't really been yourself / Tell me, what must I do? (Do tell, my love) / 'Cause luckily I'm good at reading / I wouldn't bug him, but he won't stop cheesin' 2020 February 27, Doja Cat, “Doja Cat - Say So (Official Video)” (00:42 from the start), archived from the original on 27 Feb 2020:
2. (intransitive, reciprocal) To come to have feelings of love towards each other.
   • 'Cause we were just kids when we fell in love Not knowing what it was I will not give you up this time. 2017, Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”:
   • They met, fell in love, got married, and lived happily ever after.
3. (intransitive, of a person, qualifier:inanimate object following "with") To come to have feelings of intense liking directed at another person or a thing.
   • I have just fallen in love with Rome!

Forms

Antonyms

disenamour · fall out of love

Deriveds

falling in love · falling-in-love

Synonyms

enamour · develop feelings

Translations (159)

ro înamora (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · ug كۆيۈپ قالماق (to come to have feelings of love) · ru влюби́ться (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · pt enamorar-se (to come to have feelings of love) · ko 반하다 (to come to have feelings of love) · sh заљубљи́вати се (to come to have feelings of love) · de sich verlieben (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · fa عاشق شدن (to come to have feelings of love) · nl verliefd worden (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · vi phải lòng (to come to have feelings of love) · ja 惚れる (to come to have feelings of love) · pl zakochiwać się w sobie (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · pl zakochać się (to come to have feelings of love) · mk засакува (to come to have feelings of love) · es embullarse (to come to have feelings of love) · is verða ástfanginn (to come to have feelings of love) · eo ekami (to come to have feelings of love) · hy սիրահարվել (to come to have feelings of love) · sv bli kär (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · sh заљу́бити се (to come to have feelings of love) · tg шайдо шудан (to come to have feelings of love) · ru полюби́ть (to come to have feelings of love) · sh zavoljeti (to come to have feelings of love) · fi ihastua (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · cmn 墮入情網 /堕入情网 (to come to have feelings of love) · bg влю́бя се (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · la exardesco (to come to have feelings of love) · mk засака (to come to have feelings of love) · udm синмаськыны (to come to have feelings of love) · hu beleszeret (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · sl zaljubiti se (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · sl zaljubiti se (to come to have feelings of love) · da forelske sig i (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · da forelske sig (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · pt enamorar-se (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · be закаха́цца (to come to have feelings of love) · da blive forelsket i (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · es enlunarse (to come to have feelings of love) · la amorem ardeo (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · cs zamilovat se (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · hi प्यार में पड़ना (to come to have feelings of love) · gd gabh gaol (to come to have feelings of love) · id jatuh cinta (to come to have feelings of love) · ja 好きになる (to come to have feelings of love) · tr vurulmak (to come to have feelings of love) · la amorem ardeo (to come to have feelings of love) · ja 好きになる (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · fr s'amouracher (to come to have feelings of love) · tr âşık olmak (to come to have feelings of love) · my ရည်ငံ (to come to have feelings of love) · da blive forelsket i (to come to have feelings of love) · lt pamilti (to come to have feelings of love) · mk се вљубува (to come to have feelings of love) · nl verlieven (to come to have feelings of love) · gd gabh gaol (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · la exardesco (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · sv förälska sig (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · uk закоха́тися (to come to have feelings of love) · la exardesco (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · sh zaljúbiti se (to come to have feelings of love) · th ตกหลุมรัก (to come to have feelings of love) · sq dashurohem (to come to have feelings of love) · be улюбля́цца (to come to have feelings of love) · pl zakochać się w sobie (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · az aşiq olmaq (to come to have feelings of love) · fr tomber amoureux (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · sv förälska sig (to come to have feelings of love) · kmr dil dan (to come to have feelings of love) · es enamorarse (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · ur پیار میں پڑنا (to come to have feelings of love) · lt įsimylėti (to come to have feelings of love) · ko 사랑하게 되다 (to come to have feelings of love) · cmn 愛上 /爱上 (to come to have feelings of love) · pl zakochiwać się (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · ko 사랑에 빠지다 (to come to have feelings of love) · bg влю́бя се (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · uk зако́хуватися (to come to have feelings of love) · it innamorarsi (to come to have feelings of love) · he הִתְאַהֵב (to come to have feelings of love) · bg влю́бвам се (to come to have feelings of love) · ro îndrăgosti (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · hu szerelmes lesz (to come to have feelings of love) · io ameskar (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · de sich verlieben (to come to have feelings of love) · lv iemīlēties (to come to have feelings of love) · ro îndrăgosti (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · sv bli kär (to come to have feelings of love) · bg влю́бвам се (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · az vurulmaq (to come to have feelings of love) · tk aşyk bolmak (to come to have feelings of love) · bg влю́бя се (to come to have feelings of love) · eo enamiĝi (to come to have feelings of love) · ro îndrăgosti (to come to have feelings of love) · ur محبت میں پڑنا (to come to have feelings of love) · ru влюбля́ться (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · es amartelarse (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · sq dashurohem (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · uz oshiq boʻlmoq (to come to have feelings of love) · ky сүйүп калуу (to come to have feelings of love) · de sich verlieben (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · acw حَبّ (to come to have feelings of love) · bg влю́бвам се (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · la amorem ardeo (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · ca enamorar-se (to come to have feelings of love) · sv förälska sig (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · mk се заљубува (to come to have feelings of love) · kmr dil ketin (to come to have feelings of love) · pt apaixonar-se (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · it innamorarsi (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · sip ཆགས (to come to have feelings of love) · fr tomber amoureux (to come to have feelings of love) · ja 恋に落ちる (to come to have feelings of love) · nl verliefd worden (to come to have feelings of love) · te ప్రేమలోపడు (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · sh zaljubljívati se (to come to have feelings of love) · ru влюби́ться (to come to have feelings of love) · hu beleszeret (to come to have feelings of love) · pl zakochać się (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · no forelske (to come to have feelings of love) · fi rakastua (to come to have feelings of love) · ky ашык болуу (to come to have feelings of love) · da forelske sig i (to come to have feelings of love) · es enamorarse (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · be палюбі́ць (to come to have feelings of love) · th หลงรัก (to come to have feelings of love) · pl zakochiwać się (to come to have feelings of love) · cs zamilovat se (to come to have feelings of love) · it innamorarsi (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · acw عِشِق (to come to have feelings of love) · es enamorarse (to come to have feelings of love) · ar وَقَعَ فِي حُبّ (to come to have feelings of love) · el ερωτεύομαι (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · es quedar prendado (to come to have feelings of intense liking) · fi rakastua (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · et armuma (to come to have feelings of love) · io ameskar (to come to have feelings of love) · nl verlieven (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · mk се вљуби (to come to have feelings of love) · mk се заљуби (to come to have feelings of love) · fr tomber amoureuse (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · tg ошиқ шудан (to come to have feelings of love) · pt apaixonar-se (to come to have feelings of love) · km ធ្លាក់ក្នុងអន្លង់ស្នេហ៍ (to come to have feelings of love) · uk полюби́ти (to come to have feelings of love) · sk zamilovať sa (to come to have feelings of love) · el ερωτεύομαι (to come to have feelings of love) · fr tomber amoureuse (to come to have feelings of love) · hu egymásba szeret (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · be улюбі́цца (to come to have feelings of love) · vi đổ (to come to have feelings of love) · bo སེམས་ཤོར (to come to have feelings of love) · sv bli kära (to come to have feelings of love towards each other) · ru влюбля́ться (to come to have feelings of love) · cmn 掉入愛河之中 /掉入爱河之中 (to come to have feelings of love) · kk ғашық болу (to come to have feelings of love) · te ప్రేమలోపడు (to come to have feelings of love) · uz sevib qolmoq (to come to have feelings of love) · cmn 鍾情 /钟情 (to come to have feelings of love) · eo enamiĝi (to come to have feelings of love towards each other)