fall upon

• Verbo frasal que significa atacar a alguien o algo de repente, o lanzarse con afán a comer o usar algo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate suddenly attacking someone or something, or eagerly starting to eat or use something.

incontable · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Attack suddenlyformal

   To attack someone or something suddenly and with force.

   Atacar repentinamente

   • The soldiers fell upon the enemy camp at dawn.
   • The wolves fell upon the injured deer.
   • The gang fell upon the unsuspecting victim in the alley.

   Sinónimosambushassailassaultattackchargego forrushset onset uponstrikesurpriseturn on

2. Encounter or discoverformal

   To come across something unexpectedly, often a situation or idea.

   Toparse con

   • He fell upon an old manuscript in the library.
   • She fell upon a solution to the problem while walking.
   • The researchers fell upon a new method of analysis.

   Sinónimoschance uponcome acrossdiscoverencounterhappen uponlight uponrun across

3. Become the responsibility offormal

   To become someone's duty or burden.

   recaer sobre

   • The task of organizing the event fell upon her.
   • The responsibility of caring for the family fell upon the eldest son.
   • The blame for the failure fell upon the manager.

   Sinónimosdevolve onlie withrest on

Verbo basefall