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FALL FOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fall in love with; become infatuated with

Example:

She fell for the man from Brazil

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be deceived, duped, or entrapped by

Example:

He fell for the con man's story

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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

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