fall to the ground en · VERB
Meanings
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To come to nothing; to fail.
As he alone was earnest in the matter, and as no one came forward with capital, the scheme fell to the ground.
1863, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, ground.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fell to the ground | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fallen to the ground | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| falls to the ground | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| falling to the ground | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |