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fall over

Phrasal Verb with fall
 
 
/fɔːl/ verb [I] (past tense fell, past participle fallen)

Definition

If someone or something falls over, they fall to the ground or onto their side: Be careful! You're going to fall over! The fence fell over in the wind.
(Definition of fall over from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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