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fall by

B2 neutral inseparable intransitive

In simple words

To go down by a certain number or amount.

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

common

To decrease by a stated amount or percentage, typically in a financial or statistical context.

"Company revenues fell by 15% in the final quarter, prompting an emergency board meeting."

Grammar: inseparable

Usage notes

Used in financial, economic, and journalistic contexts to state precise reductions. Always followed by an amount, percentage, or figure. Common in headlines: 'Profits fall by 20%'. Not used to describe physical falling.

Commonly used with

percent half a third points margin figures sales

Forms

Base

fall by

I/you/we/they

3rd person

falls by

he/she/it

Past simple

fell by

yesterday

Past participle

fallen by

have + pp

-ing form

falling by

continuous

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Synonyms

decrease by drop by decline by reduce by go down by shrink by

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