Fall+upon+by+chance

  • 41fall — [[t]fɔl[/t]] v. fell, fall•en, fall•ing, n. 1) to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support 2) to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, esp. to leave a standing or erect position… …

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  • 42chance — I n 1. fortuity, serendipity, happenstance, mere chance, happy chance; luck, Lady Luck, fortune or Fortune, Lady or Dame Fortune, wheels of fortune or chance, heads or tails, roll, Inf. cast or toss or throw of the dice; accident, coincidence,… …

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  • 43fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… …

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  • 44Chance — I (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of assignable cause. < N PARAG:Chance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 chance chance indetermination accident fortune hazard hap haphazard chance medley random luck raccroc casualty …

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  • 45Fall Out (The Prisoner) — Infobox Television episode Title = Fall Out Series = The Prisoner Season = 1 Episode = 17 Guests = Number Two: Leo McKern Number Forty Eight: Alexis Kanner President: Kenneth Griffith Writer = Patrick McGoohan Director = Patrick McGoohan… …

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  • 46chance — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia fall, from Latin cadent , cadens, present participle of cadere to fall; perhaps akin to Sanskrit śad to fall off Date: 14th century 1. a. something that happens… …

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  • 47Fall — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a higher to a lower level (fell from the top floor; rain was falling). b drop or be dropped (supplies fell by parachute; the curtain fell). 2 a (often …

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  • 48fall — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a higher to a lower level (fell from the top floor; rain was falling). b drop or be dropped (supplies fell by parachute; the curtain fell). 2 a (often …

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  • 49fall in with — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accommodate with, accord, acquiesce, acquire, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, agree, agree in opinion, agree with, alight upon, approach, assimilate to, be guided by, be persuaded, be responsible for,… …

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  • 50fall — [[t]fɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦ falls, falling, fell, fallen 1) VERB If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force. [V prep] Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart… …

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