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in the PONS Dictionary

fall behind VB intr

1. fall behind (slow):

fall behind
zurückfallen
he began to limp and fell far behind
er begann zu humpeln und fiel weit zurück
to fall behind sb/sth
hinter jdn/etw zurückfallen
to fall behind schedule
nicht in der Zeit liegen

2. fall behind:

fall behind (achieve less)
zurückbleiben
fall behind (at school)
hinterherhinken
because she's been ill for six months, she's fallen behind with her reading
weil sie sechs Monate krank war, hinkt sie mit dem Lesen [etwas] hinterher
to fall behind sb/sth
hinter jdm/etw zurückbleiben

3. fall behind (achieve late):

fall behind
hinterherhinken
to fall behind with sth
mit etw dat in Verzug geraten

4. fall behind SPORTS (lose lead):

fall behind
zurückfallen
fall behind
in Rückstand geraten
my horse fell behind after the third fence
mein Pferd fiel nach dem dritten Hindernis zurück
to have fallen behind sb
hinter jdm liegen
Present
Ifall behind
youfall behind
he/she/itfalls behind
wefall behind
youfall behind
theyfall behind
Past
Ifell behind
youfell behind
he/she/itfell behind
wefell behind
youfell behind
theyfell behind
Present Perfect
Ihavefallen behind
youhavefallen behind
he/she/ithasfallen behind
wehavefallen behind
youhavefallen behind
theyhavefallen behind
Past Perfect
Ihadfallen behind
youhadfallen behind
he/she/ithadfallen behind
wehadfallen behind
youhadfallen behind
theyhadfallen behind
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