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Definition fall away in British English

fall away phrasal verb

[intransitive] phrasal verb
1

if something falls away, it breaks off from the thing it was fixed to

Example

Plaster was falling away from the walls.

Synonyms and related words
break fall apart shatter
2

to become smaller or lower in amount, level, value etc

Example

Sales have fallen away sharply.

Synonyms and related words
crater decrease decline
3

if land falls away, it slopes down suddenly from a particular point

Synonyms and related words
rise shift erode
4

if something such as a sound or feeling falls away, it becomes weaker and disappears

Synonyms and related words
amplify reverberate fade come over return run away with
Definition fall away in British English