fall for

fall for
verb
1. fall in love with; become infatuated with (Freq. 1)
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She fell for the man from Brazil

Hypernyms: ↑change
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

2. be deceived, duped, or entrapped by
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He fell for her charms

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He fell for the con man's story

Hypernyms: ↑err, ↑mistake, ↑slip
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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informal
1) be captivated by; fall in love with
2) be deceived by (something)

he should have known better than to expect Duncan to fall for a cheap trick like that

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fall for [phrasal verb]
1 fall for (someone) : to feel a strong attraction for (someone) : to fall in love with (someone)

He fell for her the moment he saw her.

He fell for her hard. = He fell hard for her. = He fell for her like a ton of bricks. [=he became deeply in love with her]

2 fall for (something) : to be fooled by (something, such as a trick)

I can't believe you fell for that old trick.

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