fall in love with

Meaning

To start feeling strong romantic love for someone, or to develop a deep liking for a place, hobby, or object. It describes the transition from not being in love to being in love. The tone is warm, personal, and very common in everyday language.

Examples

• I think I'm starting to fall in love with my best friend.

  I think I'm starting to fall in love with my best friend.

• They fell in love with the city during their summer vacation.

  They fell in love with the city during their summer vacation.

• It didn't take long for him to fall in love with playing the piano.

  It didn't take long for him to fall in love with playing the piano.

• She was afraid to fall in love with him because he lived so far away.

  She was afraid to fall in love with him because he lived so far away.

• We fell in love with this old house the moment we walked through the door.

  We fell in love with this old house the moment we walked through the door.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I fell in love of her the first time we met.

  ✓ I fell in love with her the first time we met.

  Always use the preposition 'with' after 'fall in love', not 'of'.

• ✗ She is falling in love to this beautiful country.

  ✓ She is falling in love with this beautiful country.

  The correct collocation is 'fall in love with', not 'fall in love to'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• It is so easy to ___ this charming little town.

  💡 To start loving a place deeply.

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  fall in love with

• He realized he had started to ___ his coworker.

  💡 To develop romantic feelings for someone.

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  fall in love with