fallen

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
  2. verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  3. verb pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind

Etymology

Morphologically fall + -en.

Synonyms

fall

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