FALL BEHIND

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Retreat

Synonyms:

drop off; fall back; fall behind; recede

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "fall behind" is one way to...):

regress; retrograde; retrogress (get worse or fall back to a previous condition)

Sentence frame:

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Meaning:

Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

Synonyms:

dawdle; fall back; fall behind; lag

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "fall behind" is one way to...):

follow (to travel behind, go after, come after)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fall behind"):

Sentence frames:

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