autumn
/ˈɔtəm/
noun
Common
1.n.the season when the leaves fall from the trees
“in the fall of 1973”
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autumn and fall share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. autumn means “the season when the leaves fall from the trees”. fall means “descend in free fall under the influence of gravity”. fall is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈɔtəm/
1.n.the season when the leaves fall from the trees
“in the fall of 1973”
/ˈfɔl/
1.v.descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
“The branch fell from the tree”
2.v.move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
“The temperature is going down”
3.v.pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
“fall into a trap”
| autumn | fall | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔtəm/ | /ˈfɔl/ |
| Said | AW-tuhm | fawl |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | verb, noun |
| Senses | 1 | 44 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | fall | none recorded |
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