HyperDic: fall_in

English > 3 senses of the expression *fall in*:
VERB	motion	fall in, collapse, cave in, give, give way, break, founder	break down, literally or metaphorically
	social	fall in	to take one's place in a military formation or line
	social	fall in, join, get together	become part of

English > *fall in*: 3 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	break down, literally or metaphorically.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	collapse, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
Caused by	collapse, burst	Cause to burst
Narrower	break	curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
	buckle, crumple	Fold or collapse
	flop	fall loosely
	implode, go off	Burst inward / inward
	slump, slide down, sink	fall or sink heavily
Broader	change	Undergo a change
See also	fall	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Similar to	abandon, give up	stop maintaining or insisting on
Similar to	collapse, burst	Cause to burst
Spanish	caer, ceder, colapsar, derrumbarse, desplomarse, desplomar, irse a pique, romperse
Catalan	desplomar

English > *fall in*: 3 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	To take one's place in a military formation or line.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"Troops fall in!"
Spanish	formar
Catalan	formar

English > *fall in*: 3 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	Become part of; become a member of a group or organization.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	join, get together
Narrower	affiliate	join in an affiliation / affiliation
	band oneself, league together	attach oneself to a group
	infiltrate, penetrate	Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
	rejoin	join again
	sign up	join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"
	unionize, unionise, organize, organise	form or join a union
	unite, unify	act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
Spanish	incorporarse, ingresar, unirse
Catalan	incorporar-se, unir-se

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