单词 | to fall from |
释义 | > as lemmasto fall from —— to fall from —— 1. intransitive. Of a quality, attribute, etc.: to leave or desert (a person). Cf. to fall away 4a at Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 16013 Þat þine sunen alle scullen þe from falle. c1390 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 14th Cent. (1924) 146 (MED) Whon miht & strengþe is from hem fal. a1500 in Retrosp. Rev. (1853) 1 419 Clerkyn lowe fal from me, So doth ȝe lef on grofys tre. 1550 R. Sherry tr. J. Brenz Verye Fruitful Expos. Syxte Chapter St. John ii. sig. E.vi As there came vp on hym a greate wynde, he was so afraide, that hys fayeth fel from hym. 1615 R. Cleaver Briefe Explan. Prov. xxix. 510 Peters example was memorable, who letting his courage to fall from him, and fearefulnes to possesse him, was well neere vanquished by feeble souldiers. 1889 E. Lynn Linton Thro' Long Night II. ii. xiii. 196 Some of the quainter forms of his adopted speech were falling from him. 1890 Universal Rev. May 84 My fevered mood fell from me. 1970 R. Manheim tr. H. Hesse Rosshalde xii. 136 Finding all quiet and asleep, he felt his fear fall from him like a heavy wet garment. 2015 J.-M. Rabaté in D. Hillman & U. Maude Cambr. Compan. Body in Lit. xvi. 241 Overcome by anger, he rushes after them, then feels his anger fall from him. 2. intransitive. a. To depart from, leave behind (a person, friendship, etc.); esp. to leave without help or support; to abandon or desert. Cf. to fall away 2b at Phrasal verbs 1, to fall off 2 at Phrasal verbs 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > apostasy > renounce (God or Christ) [verb (transitive)] withsayc960 forsake toa1225 renayc1300 to fall from ——c1350 refusec1350 to fall awayc1384 renege1548 revolt1673 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose or intention [verb (transitive)] > desert/renounce a cause, principle, or person withsayc960 forsakec1175 renayc1300 waive1303 to waive from1303 allayc1330 to fall from ——c1350 relinquish1454 forlesec1460 to give over1477 missake1481 return1483 guerpe1484 abrenounce1537 to turn the back uponc1540 renege1548 forspeak1565 recant1567 reject1574 abnegate1616 abrenunciate1618 derelinque1623 ejurate1623 to give one the backa1624 derelinquisha1631 ejure1642 delinquish1645 desert1654 deviate1757 to give up1970 c1350 Gregorius (Cleo.) (1914) l. 42 (MED) Þþeiȝ ic deie and fram þe falle, Ichulle leue inouȝ þe to kepe. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 25689 Þat frelli fra þi frenscep fell. a1425 (a1396) R. Maidstone Paraphr. Seven Penitential Psalms (BL Add. 39574) l. 711 in M. Day Wheatley MS (1921) 49 (MED) Men schulden not falle him [sc. Christ] fro. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. lii. 3 Sedechias fel from the kynge of Babilon. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxlviijv After this spousage, the Kynges frendes fell from hym. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Buriall f. xxiiii* Suffre vs not..to fal from thee. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iii. i. 246 England, I will fall from thee. View more context for this quotation 1649 E. Reynolds Israels Prayer (new ed.) i. 37 Achitophel, a man of great wisdome fals from David. 1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. I. xviii. 327 The people fell from him by degrees, and left him with very inferior forces. 1829 Winter's Wreath 10 His friends fell from him like insects from a blighted bough; their defection aroused him. 1872 C. E. Maurice Life S. Langton iv. 254 The followers of Louis were falling from him. 1901 R. Kipling Kim iii. 74 My people, my friends, my brothers fell from me. 1989 P. O' Farrell in W. E. Vaughan New Hist. Ireland (2012) VI. xxiii. 721 His erstwhile supporters fell from him like autumn leaves. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > dissent or disagreement > dissent from or disagree with [verb (transitive)] to fall from ——a1425 objectc1460 disagreea1513 dissent1565 a1425 (?c1384) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 342 (MED) We mai see..how þes popis fallen fro Petir, and myche more þei fallen fro Crist. 1566 T. Heskyns Parl. Chryste ii. lviii. f. 209v Luther..acknowleged the presence of Chrystes bodie in the Sacrament, so did his disciples also, till within fewe daies hys Disciples Carolstadius, Zuinglius, and Oecolampadius, fell from him, and began a newe waie. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. vii. 27 Galen..in some things hath fallen from him [sc. Hippocrates] . View more context for this quotation ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose or intention [verb (transitive)] to fall from ——a1425 waivec1450 forthink1483 to leave up1523 unresolve1608 startle1612 betray1614 recant1648 recede1650 to turn round1808 to unmake one's mind1848 unwill1871 the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > non-observance or breach > fail to observe [verb (transitive)] breakOE to-breaka1067 false1303 forleta1325 loosec1400 to fall from ——a1425 renouncec1450 violate?a1475 enfrain1477 failc1500 falsify1532 transverse1532 infringe1533 crack1576 recess1581 recant1585 digress1592 strain1592 burst1600 equivocate1629 falsy1629 forfeit1654 to break through1712 infract1798 waive1833 welsh1925 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > turn aside from a course of action wanderc897 haltc900 flitc1175 misdrawc1300 err1303 convertc1374 foldc1380 stray1390 astray1393 swaver?a1400 to fall from ——a1425 recedec1450 depart1535 swervea1547 fag1555 flinch1578 exorbitate1600 extravagate1600 discoasta1677 tralineate1700 aberrate1749 a1425 (?a1400) Bk. Priue Counseling in P. Hodgson Cloud of Unknowing (1944) 148 (MED) Corupcion fel into þe flesche whan þe soule fel fro this werk. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 47/2 Theeues..neuer fall fro the crafte, after thei once falle thereto. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges ii. 19 They wolde not fall from their purposes. 1542 H. Brinkelow Lamentacion sig. Avii I exhort you..to..fall from your accustomed Idolatrye. 1645 W. Prynne Hidden Workes Darkenes sig. Gg2v They were fallen from their resolution. 1728 N. Tindal tr. P. Rapin de Thoyras Hist. Eng. V. xi. 139 Just as the Treaty was going to be signed, the Prisoners fell from their Word. 1811 T. Chalmers Let. in W. Hanna Mem. T. Chalmers (1851) I. 243 In the..life of every individual..this commandment is fallen from. 1866 B. Hobart Hist. Abington xi. 111 The other side fell from their agreement. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away from [verb (transitive)] leaveeOE beleavea1250 devoidc1325 voidc1330 roomc1400 wagc1400 departa1425 refusea1425 avoid1447 ishc1450 remove1459 absent1488 part1496 refrain1534 to turn the backc1540 quita1568 apart1574 shrink1594 to fall from ——1600 to draw away1616 to go off ——a1630 shifta1642 untenant1795 evacuate1809 exit1830 stash1888 split1956 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away from [verb (transitive)] > part from twinc1386 part1496 to depart with1502 to fall from ——1600 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 290 The French admirall..being ill intreated in this cruell fight, fell from the gallion Saint Mathew. < as lemmas |
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