verb / noun · academic
fall
UK/fɔːl/US/fɔl/FALL
task1
to become lower in amount or level; the act of becoming lower
Examples
“The unemployment rate fell dramatically after the reform.”
“A fall in demand led to factory closures.”
“Prices fell by 8% over the year.”
Band 8 sentence
“After subsidies were removed, electricity prices fell steadily over the next two years.”
Collocations
- a fall in
- fall by
- a sharp/further fall
Word family
fall verbfall nounfell verb (past)fallen verb (past participle)
Common mistakes
the sales fell the price→the sales fell / the price fell
He fall down last year→He fell last year
Say it for a higher band
5go down→6decrease→7+fall
Synonyms
decrease
drop
Easily confused
reduce
“The company reduced its workforce by 200 employees.”
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