phrasal verb · informal
fall for (someone)
UK/fɔːl fɔː(r) ˈsʌmwʌn/US/fɔl fɔr ˈsʌmwʌn/FALL
speakingtask2
to begin to have romantic feelings for someone; also to be deceived (by a trick)
Examples
“He fell for her during the summer holiday.”
“She fell for an online scam and lost money.”
“I think I'm falling for him — it's getting serious.”
Band 8 sentence
“I didn't expect to fall for him; it happened gradually over a few months.”
Collocations
- fall for someone
- fall for a scam
Word family
fall for someone verb phrasefell for verb (past)falling for verb (continuous)
Common mistakes
fall for = fall in love (always)→fall for (can mean be deceived or begin to like)
I fall for him yesterday→I fell for him yesterday
Say it for a higher band
5like someone→6fall in love with→7+fall for (someone)
Synonyms
fall in love with
be smitten with
Easily confused
fall in love with
“He fell in love with her at university.”
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