caer

Meaning

1. (intransitive,reflexive) to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
2. (intransitive) to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)
3. (intransitive,reflexive) to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
4. (intransitive,reflexive) to fall out (to come out of something by falling)
5. (intransitive) to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by
6. (intransitive) to fall into (to enter a negative state)
7. (intransitive) to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated)
8. (intransitive) to get (to understand)
9. (intransitive) to be granted or awarded
10. (intransitive) to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization)
11. (intransitive) to fall on (to occur on a particular day)

Concepts

fall

drop

tumble

fall down

sink

lapse

go down

hang

collapse

fall out

get

fall off

come down

descend

fail

fall in

drop off

come out

grasp

pounce on

see ya caigo

understand

fall down accidentally

fall over

fit

look

sit

slump

topple

tumble down

decline

droop

roll

break down

come apart

perish

fall on

lose

settle

dip

flow

crash

depress

drop down

break

cave in

founder

give

give way

dangle

swing

precipitate

give in

hurl

alight

warm

realise

plummet

rush into

falls

Hyphenated as

ca‧er

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre. Compare Portuguese cair, Galician caer, French choir.

Sentences

Esta ceniza al caer tiene la consistencia de la harina .

This falling ash has the consistency of flour.

El archiduque Guillermo , gran aficionado a la equitación , murió al caer de un caballo .

Archduke William, a great fan of horseback riding, died after falling from a horse.

Las nieves son escasas y de producirse suelen caer en enero .

Snow is scarce and if it occurs, it usually falls in January.