Fall down
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Definition
To lose balance and land on the ground
Example sentence
Babies often fall down when they learn to walk.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
fall over backwards
nearly fall over
almost fall fall over by accident
fall over while running
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
The boy fell down and broke. ✅ (Correct)
The boy fell and broke down. ❌ (Incorrect)