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fallen

Definitions of fallen
  1. verb
    come under, be classified or included
    synonyms: kommen
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    type of:
    sein, verhalten
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  2. verb
    descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
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    type of:
    fortbewegen
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  3. verb
    die, as in battle or in a hunt
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    type of:
    abkratzen, abnibbeln, abnippeln, draufgehen, einschlafen, entschlafen, entschlummern, heimgehen, hinüberschlummern, kaputtgehen, krepieren, sterben, umkommen, verenden, vergehen, verrecken, verscheiden
    pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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