Definitions

fell

[fel] / fɛl /

VERB

chop down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop flatten raze shoot shoot down slash tumble

STRONG

cleave cut dash demolish down floor gash ground hack hew level mangle prostrate rive sever split sunder

WEAK

blow down bowl over bring down cause to fall cut down knock down knock over lay low mow down pull down strike down throw down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

raise

STRONG

aid assist build combine construct help join unite

WEAK

erect

Example Sentences

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The company's shares fell by 7% on Thursday morning in response to the worse-than-expected guidance.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

This year started out better, but they fell behind again this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

WTI futures fell 6% and closed below $100 a barrel for the first time in 10 days.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

For Walmart’s membership-based warehouse retail business, Sam’s Club, comparable sales grew 3.9%, beating the FactSet growth consensus of 3.3%, as transactions rose 6.2% but average ticket fell 2.2%.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

I was rewrapping the cookies in the brown outer paper when my eyes fell on the address written in Nollie’s careful hand, slanting upward toward the postage stamp.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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Lessons 2–3

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