fall back

See also: fallback and fall-back

English

Verb

fall back (third-person singular simple present falls back, present participle falling back, simple past fell back, past participle fallen back)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall,‎ back.
2. To retreat.
3. To fail to fulfill a promise or purpose.
4. To turn the clocks back for daylight saving time.

Synonyms

• (retreat): ebb, ebb away, recede, retreat

Derived terms

• fall-back, fallback

Translations

to retreat

• French: se replier (fr), se rabattre (sur) (fr)
• Latin: recēdō
• Spanish: retirar (es)

See also

• fall back, fall edge
• fall back on, fall back upon
• spring forward, fall back

Anagrams

• backfall