falls

falls

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of falls in English

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English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɔːlz/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /fɔlz/
  • (Canada, cotcaught merger) IPA(key): /fɑlz/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːlz

Noun

falls (plural falls)

  1. A waterfall.
    Niagara Falls

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

falls

  1. plural of fall

Verb

falls

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fall

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fals/

Conjunction

falls

  1. (conditional, somewhat formal) if, in the event that
  2. (chiefly colloquial) in case, in order to be; prepared if

Usage notes

  • Falls is synonymous to the more common wenn (if), but has the advantage of being unambiguously conditional, while wenn can also be used temporally (meaning "when, whenever").
  • Colloquially, falls is used somewhat differently than in standard German proper. It does occur in sense 1, but infrequently. In return, it is often heard in sense 2 where formal usage would require für den Fall, dass.

Synonyms

  • (sense 1) wenn
  • (sense 2) für den Fall, dass

Related terms

  • Fall

Further reading

  • “falls” in Duden online
  • “falls” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Icelandic

Noun

falls n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of fall

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German falls (17th c.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fals/, [fɑl(t)s]
  • Rhymes: -ɑls

Conjunction

falls

  1. if (in the case that)

Swedish

Etymology

  • Homophone: fals

Noun

falls

  1. indefinite genitive singular of fall
  2. indefinite genitive plural of fall

See also

  • fals

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