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be vs fall

fall vs be

be is not a noun while fall is a noun.

be and fall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
fall Yes No Yes No
As verbs, fall is a hyponym of be; that is, fall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • fall: be due
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
be (noun) fall (noun)
a sudden drop from an upright position
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
a movement downward
a downward slope or bend
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
the time of day immediately following sunset
be (verb) fall (verb)
spend or use time occur at a specified time or place
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function decrease in size, extent, or range
have an existence, be extant pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
have life, be alive be born, used chiefly of lambs
form or compose come out; issue
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) assume a disappointed or sad expression
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere begin vigorously
be identical to; be someone or something come as if by falling
be identical or equivalent to be cast down
represent, as of a character on stage go as if by falling
be priced at fall or flow in a certain way
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
move in a specified direction
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
slope downward
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
lose an upright position suddenly
to be given by assignment or distribution
be captured
fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
come into the possession of
to be given by right or inheritance
be inherited by
lose office or power
yield to temptation or sin
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
lose one's chastity
die, as in battle or in a hunt
be due
come under, be classified or included
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
fall from clouds
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