Meaning & use
fell
Simple past tense of fall: moved down quickly to a lower position due to gravity or loss of balance.
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She fell on the icy sidewalk and sprained her wrist.
The old oak tree finally fell during last night's powerful storm.
A note on using this word
Fell is also a separate verb meaning to cut down a tree, as in 'workers felled the dead oak,' unrelated to the past tense of fall.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To cut down a tree, or to knock someone or something down with force.
Loggers felled dozens of pines to clear the new road.
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