fall (v.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. cădo, cĕcĭdi, cāsum, 32. concĭdo, 3 (to f. together, or completely)3. dēcĭdo, 3 (to f. down)4. ruo, ui, ŭtum, 3 (with violence)5. corruo, 3 (of a complete ruin)6. lābor (dēlābor), lapsus, 3 (denoting a more gradual or gentle motion)II. To be slain; to fall dead1. cădo, 32. concĭdo, 33. occĭdo, ĭdi, āsum, 3III. To decline, subside; as the winds1. cădo, 32. concĭdo, 3 (at once; of a number)3. pōno, pŏsui, ĭtum, 3 (poet.)IV. To become less (esp. of price)1. cădo, 32. laxo, 13. retro ăbeo, 4, irr.V. To decay, go to ruin1. cădo, 32. occĭdo, 3 (utterly)3. ruo, corruo, 3 (suddenly and violently4. praecipĭto, 1 • fall (v.): I. Lit.: 1. cădo, cĕcĭdi, cāsum, 3: to f. from the top, a summo c., Pl.: to f. from a horse, ex equo c., Cic.: how many leaves f. in the woods, quam multa in silvis c. folia, Virg.: the arms themselves fell from the hands of the citizens, de manibus civium arma ipsa ceciderunt, Cic.: the river Aretho f.s into an arm of the sea, amnis Aretho c. in sinum maris, Liv. 2. concĭdo, 3 (to f. together, or completely): that room fell, conclave illud concidit, Cic.: a tower fell in an earthquake, turris concidit terrae motu, Suet. 3. dēcĭdo, 3 (to f. down): to f. from a horse, equo d., Cic.: rain is f.ing, imber d., Hor.: the tunic f.s to the feet, ad pedes tunica d., Suet. Fig.: from how great a hope have I fallen! quanta de spe decidi! Ov. 4. ruo, ui, ŭtum, 3 (with violence): the wall f.s down, murus ruit, Liv.: Hor. 5. corruo, 3 (of a complete ruin): the house fell, aedes corruerunt, Cic.: Quint.: the tree f.s to the ground (with a crash), arbor corruit, Ov. 6. lābor (dēlābor), lapsus, 3 (denoting a more gradual or gentle motion): stars f.ing headlong from the sky, stellae praecipites coelo labentes, Virg.: the chains f. from his arms, labuntur catenae lacertis, Ov.: a statue which fell down from heaven, signum coelo delapsum, Cic. II. To be slain; to fall dead: 1. cădo, 3: a few of our men f., pauci de nostris c., Caes.: many a victim shall f. by our right hand, multa nostra cadet hostia dextra, Virg. 2. concĭdo, 3: to f. in battle, in proelio c., Cic.: a healthy man drinks and immediately f.s dead, bibit sanus, confestim c., Quint. 3. occĭdo, ĭdi, āsum, 3: Eudemus fell fighting at Syracuse, Eudemus proelians ad Syracusas occidit, Cic.: to f. by one's own hand, sua dextra oc., Virg. Phr.: they have nobly fallen in defence of their country, bene pro patria jacent, Ov.: Liv.: v. to slay. III. To decline, subside; as the winds: 1. cădo, 3: the East wind f s, c. Eurus, Ov.: all the violence of the wind fell, venti vis omnis cecidit, Liv. 2. concĭdo, 3 (at once; of a number): the winds f., concidunt venti, Hor. 3. pōno, pŏsui, ĭtum, 3 (poet.): the winds fell (lulled), venti posuere, Virg. Aen. 7, 26. IV. To become less (esp. of price): 1. cădo, 3: military service f.s (in value) in time of peace, pretia militiae in pace c., Liv. 34, 36, fin.: (dresses of) skin fell in value, cecidit pellis, Lucr. 5, 1417. 2. laxo, 1: the price of provisions had not fallen much, annona haud multum laxaverat, Liv. 26, 20. 3. retro ăbeo, 4, irr.: the prices of produce have fallen, pretium redituum retro abiit, Plin. Ep. Phr.: by opening the granaries he caused the prices of produce to f., levavit, apertis horreis, pretia frugum, Tac. Ann. 2, 59. V. To decay, go to ruin: 1. cădo, 3: the fortune of the Phrygians has fallen, cecidit fortuna Phrygum, Virg. 2. occĭdo, 3 (utterly): all hope has fallen, occidit spes omnis, Hor.: one house has fallen, occidit una domus, Ov. 3. ruo, corruo, 3 (suddenly and violently: the latter, of a complete fall): there is no one but perceives that that commonwealth is f.ing, nemo est quin intelligat ruere illam rempublicam, Cic.: the power of the Spartans fell, opes Lacedaemoniorum corruerunt, Cic.: the higher he had been raised, the more disgracefully did he f., quanto altius elatus erat, eo foedius corruit, Liv. 4. praecipĭto, 1: Cic.: Liv.: v. RUIN (TO GO TO).