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Definition: TO FALL UPON |
TO FALL UPON1. (a) To attack. [See To fall on .] (b) To attempt; to have recourse to. ``I do not intend to fall upon nice disquisitions.'' --Holder. (c) To rush against. Note: Fall primarily denotes descending motion, either in a perpendicular or inclined direction, and, in most of its applications, implies, literally or figuratively, velocity, haste, suddenness, or violence. Its use is so various, and so mush diversified by modifying words, that it is not easy to enumerate its senses in all its applications. |
Crosswords: TO FALL UPON |
| English words defined with "TO FALL UPON": Be-. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "TO FALL UPON": impetus ♦ Metemptosis. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | To advance, was to fall upon that man. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Translations for "TO FALL UPON"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hungarian | véletlenül rátalál, száll (flew, flown, fly, to be on the wing, to feather, to float, to fly), rátámad (fly at, to bad-mouth, to go for, to rush at sy, to rush on sy, to set on, to set upon), ráesik (fall on, to fall on, to fall over, to land), nekitámad (huff, to close with, to fall on, to fly in the face of, to go for, to make for, to turn upon), nekiesik (fall on, to assail, to come at, to fall on, to fall to, to go at it baldheaded, to set upon), háramlik (to devolve), esik (drop, fall, fallen, fell, to come down, to fall, to go flop, to misfire, to plummet, to rain cats and dogs, to sag). (various references) | ||||
Indonesian | menimpakan (blame, cause something to fall upon). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | otay allfay onupay | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | gul. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | accidat, acciderant, acciderat, accidere, accideret, acciderit, acciderunt, accidissent, accidisset, accidit, expeto, ingruo. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | upa-dvãsaiti. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai epebalen o qeoV ekstasin epi ton adam kai upnwsen kai elaben mian twn pleurwn autou kai aneplhrwsen sarka ant' authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Inmisit ergo Dominus Deus soporem in Adam cumque obdormisset tulit unam de costis eius et replevit carnem pro ea |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ða sende God slæp on Adam, ond ða ða he slep, ða genam he an rib of his sidan, ond gefylde mid flæsce ðær ðæt rib wæs. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne send ynne the Lord God slep into Adam, and whanne he was asleep, he toke oon of his ribbis, and fulfillide flehs for it. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Then the LORde God cast a slomber on Adam and he slepte. And then he toke out one of his rybbes and in stede ther of he fylled vp the place with flesh. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the Lord God sent a deep sleep on the man, and took one of the bones from his side while he was sleeping, joining up the flesh again in its place: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | Ug gipahinanok ni Jehova nga Dios si Adam ug nahakatulog siya; unya mikuha siya ug usa sa iyang mga gusok ug gitakpan niya ang unod sa dapit niini. |
| Croatian | Tada Jahve, Bog, pusti tvrd san na èovjeka te on zaspa, pa mu izvadi jedno rebro, a mjesto zatvori mesom. |
| Danish | Så lod Gud HERREN Dvale falde over Adam, og da han var sovet ind, tog han et af hans Ribben og lukkede med Kød i dets Sted; |
| Dutch | Toen deed de HEERE God een diepen slaap op Adam vallen, en hij sliep; en Hij nam een van zijn ribben, en sloot derzelver plaats toe met vlees. |
| Finnish | Niin Herra Jumala vaivutti ihmisen raskaaseen uneen, ja kun hän nukkui, otti hän yhden hänen kylkiluistaan ja täytti sen paikan lihalla. |
| French | Alors l`Éternel Dieu fit tomber un profond sommeil sur l`homme, qui s`endormit; il prit une de ses côtes, et referma la chair sa place. |
| German | Da ließ Gott der HERR einen tiefen Schlaf fallen auf den Menschen, und er schlief ein. Und er nahm seiner Rippen eine und schloß die Stätte zu mit Fleisch. |
| Hungarian | Bocsáta tehát az Úr Isten mély álmot az emberre, és ez elaluvék. Akkor kivõn egyet annak oldalbordái közûl, és hússal tölté be annak helyét. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu TUHAN Allah membuat manusia tidur nyenyak, dan selagi ia tidur, TUHAN Allah mengeluarkan salah satu rusuk dari tubuh manusia itu, lalu menutup bekasnya dengan daging. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka didatangkan Tuhan Allah atas Adam itu tidur yang lelap, lalu tertidurlah ia. Maka diambil Allah sebilah tulang rusuknya, lalu ditutupkan-Nya pula tempat itu dengan daging. |
| Maori | ¶ Na ka mea a Ihowa, te Atua, kia parangia a Arama e te moe, a moe ana ia: na tangohia ana e ia tetahi o ona rara, a whakatutakina atu ana te kikokiko hei whakakapi mo reira; |
| Norwegian | Da lot Gud Herren en dyp søvn falle på mennesket, og mens han sov, tok han et av hans ribben og fylte igjen med kjøtt. |
| Portuguese | Então o Senhor Deus fez cair um sono pesado sobre o homem, e este adormeceu; tomou-lhe, então, uma das costelas, e fechou a carne em seu lugar; |
| Rumanian | Atunci Domnul Dumnezeu a trimes un somn adknc peste om, wi omul a adormit; Domnul Dumnezeu a luat una din coastele lui wi a knchis carnea la locul ei. |
| Swedish | Då lät HERREN Gud en tung sömn falla på mannen, och när han hade somnat, tog han ut ett av hans revben och fyllde dess plats med kött. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-l-l-n-o-o-p-t-u" | |
-3 letters: fallout, outfall, outplan, outpoll, platoon, topfull. | |
-4 letters: apollo, flaunt, fontal, lapful, panful, pluton, potful, toluol, topful. | |
-5 letters: afoot, afoul, allot, aloft, aloof, atoll, fault, float, flota, flout, fount, futon, llano, loofa, nopal, notal, panto, plant, poult, punto, puton, talon, tolan, tonal, ulpan, unapt. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-l-l-n-o-o-p-t-u" | |
+3 letters: tablespoonful. | |
+4 letters: tablespoonfuls, tablespoonsful. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F 46 41 4C 4C 55 50 4F 4E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01000110 01000001 01001100 01001100 00100000 01010101 01010000 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   F A L L   U P O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F 0046 0041 004C 004C 0055 0050 004F 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5449240354646255504948 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Quotations: Fiction 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Translations: Ancient 6. Bible Trace 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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