Fall Upon

Pronunciation: /fɔːl əˈpɒn/

Definitions of fall upon

verb to come upon unexpectedly or suddenly; to happen or occur suddenly

Example Sentences

A1 The leaves fall upon the ground in autumn.

A2 The responsibility of organizing the event will fall upon the team leader.

B1 The decision to choose a new supplier will fall upon the procurement department.

B2 The task of managing the project will fall upon the experienced project manager.

C1 The responsibility for implementing the new policy will fall upon the senior management team.

C2 The burden of proof in this case will fall upon the prosecution to provide.

Examples of fall upon in a Sentence

formal The responsibility to address this issue will fall upon the shoulders of the board of directors.

informal It looks like the task of planning the event will fall upon us.

slang The cleanup duty always seems to fall upon me, it's so unfair.

figurative When the truth finally came out, the weight of reality fell upon her like a ton of bricks.

Grammatical Forms of fall upon

• past tense: fell upon
• plural: fall upon
• comparative: more fallen upon
• superlative: most fallen upon
• present tense: falls upon
• future tense: will fall upon
• perfect tense: has fallen upon
• continuous tense: is falling upon
• singular: falls upon
• positive degree: fall upon
• infinitive: to fall upon
• gerund: falling upon
• participle: fallen upon

Origin and Evolution of fall upon

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle English, Old French, Latin

Story behind the word: The phrase 'fall upon' originated from Middle English, influenced by Old French and Latin.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to indicate a physical action of falling upon something or someone, over time it evolved to also mean to attack or to come across something unexpectedly.