falling

fall verb

to suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground without intending to or by accident:

The path's very steep, so be careful you don't fall. He fell badly and broke his leg. Athletes have to learn how to fall without hurting themselves. The horse fell at the first fence. fall down I fell down the stairs and injured my back. fall from The object appeared to have fallen from a great height. fall in The water's deep here, so don't fall in! fall on She slipped and fell on the ice. fall into He fell into the river and had to be rescued. fall off I fell off my bike and scraped my knee. fall out He was leaning out of the window and almost fell out. fall under She fell under a bus and was killed instantly. fall to She fell five metres to the bottom of the ravine. fall to your death He fell to his death climbing the Matterhorn.