fall upon

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner une attaque soudaine contre quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou encore le fait de se mettre à manger ou à utiliser quelque chose avec énergie.

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

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Attack suddenlyformal

   To attack someone or something suddenly and with force.

   se ruer sur

   • 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.

   Synonymesambushassailassaultattackchargego forrushset onset uponstrikesurpriseturn on

2. Encounter or discoverformal

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

   tomber sur

   • 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.

   Synonymeschance uponcome acrossdiscoverencounterhappen uponlight uponrun across

3. Become the responsibility offormal

   To become someone's duty or burden.

   Incomber à

   • 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.

   Synonymesdevolve onlie withrest on

Verbe de basefall