fall together

English

Etymology

The idiomatic sense “to merge” may be a loan translation of to coincide. Compare also German zusammenfallen (“to merge”).

Verb

fall together (third-person singular simple present falls together, present participle falling together, simple past fell together, past participle fallen together)

  1. (intransitive) to be merged; to become identical
  2. (intransitive, obsolete, of the eyes) to close; to be closed
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) to contract

Derived terms

  • fall together by the ears
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