English
fallen
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈfɔːlən/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈfɔlən/
  • (cot-caught) IPA: /ˈfɑlən/
Verb
  1. past participle of fall#English|fall
Adjective

fallen (not comparable)

  1. Having dropped by the force of gravity.
    fallen raindrops
  2. (literary) Killed in battle.
    to honor fallen soldiers
  3. Having lost one's chastity.
    a fallen woman
    • 1991, Kelly Walsh, Nightshades and Orchids (ISBN 9780373704750)
      "You make yourself out to be the fallenest of fallen women." Tilting her head toward Sharon, Debbie grinned. "Let's face it. There can't be winners without losers, and I'm a loser. But look at it this way. I make it possible for some other woman […]
  4. Having collapsed.
    a fallen building
  5. Having lost prestige, (Christian) grace, etc.
    • 1913, John Bigelow, Retrospections of an Active Life: 1867-1871, page 397:
      That fallenest of our fallen race has left town — said to be near Fontainebleau by some, in Italy by others. More consequent with himself than usual, he is fulfilling, in the only possible way left open to him, his promise […]
Synonyms Translations
  • German: gefallen
  • Russian: упа́вший
Translations
  • German: gefallen; (also) im Kampf gefallen, im Feld bleiben
  • Russian: па́вший
Translations Translations Noun

fallen (plural fallen)

  1. (pluralonly) The dead.
  2. (pluralonly) Casualties of battle or war.
  3. (countable, Christianity) One who has fallen, as from grace.
Translations

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