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caer

Pronunciation: /kaˈeɾ/

“caer” is a Spanish word. Its 13 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
  2. to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)
  3. to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
  4. to fall out (to come out of something by falling)
  5. to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by
  6. to fall into (to enter a negative state)
  7. to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated)
  8. to get (to understand)
  9. to be granted, awarded, or given (potentially by chance)
  10. to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization)
  11. to fall on (to occur on a particular day)
  12. (e.g. of a website) to go down
  13. to drop

In Spanish

  1. Moverse de arriba hacia abajo por efecto de la fuerza de gravedad.
  2. Ir al suelo por haber perdido el equilibrio.
  3. Descender ligeramente por efecto del propio peso.
  4. Liberarse o soltarse una cosa de donde estaba sujeta.
  5. Arrojarse a los pies de alguien en un gesto de sumisión para conseguir un favor o perdón.
  6. Arrojarse de pronto sobre el enemigo.
  7. Ir en determinada categoría.
  8. Recibir algo inesperadamente o al azar.
  9. Recibir a alguien inesperadamente, generalmente con poco agrado.
  10. Meterse alguien inesperadamente en una mala situación.
  11. Perder vitalidad, fuerza o poder.
  12. Disminuir en cantidad o valor.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish caer, from Late Latin cadēre, from Classical Latin cadere. Cognate with French choir, Galician caer, Portuguese cair.

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