fall in love

Meaning

This expression means to begin to feel deep romantic love and attraction for someone. It describes the emotional transition of becoming loving towards another person. It can also be used metaphorically for places, hobbies, or objects.

Examples

• They fell in love while working together on a movie set.

  They fell in love while working together on a movie set.

• I think I am starting to fall in love with him.

  I think I am starting to fall in love with him.

• It didn't take long for them to fall in love and move in together.

  It didn't take long for them to fall in love and move in together.

• She fell in love with Paris the moment she arrived.

  She fell in love with Paris the moment she arrived.

• He is afraid to fall in love because he doesn't want to get hurt.

  He is afraid to fall in love because he doesn't want to get hurt.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He fell in love of her immediately.

  ✓ He fell in love with her immediately.

  The correct preposition to use after 'fall in love' when specifying the person is 'with', not 'of' or 'on'.

• ✗ They dropped in love during their vacation.

  ✓ They fell in love during their vacation.

  The idiom is strictly 'fall in love'. 'Drop' or other verbs cannot be used here.

Related Expressions

Practice

• It is easy to ___ with someone who shares all your hobbies.

  💡 Begin to feel romantic love.

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  fall in love

• They ___ at first sight and have been together ever since.

  💡 Past tense of fall in love.

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  fell in love