What does "fall in love" mean?

To come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love.

What is a synonym for "fall in love"?

Common synonyms include: cotton to, develop feelings, enamour, fall for, take to.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love. intransitive
"I fell in love with him the moment I first saw him."
2
begin to experience feelings of love towards wordnet
3
To come to have feelings of love towards each other. intransitive, reciprocal
"They met, fell in love, got married, and lived happily ever after."
4
To come to have feelings of intense liking directed at another person or a thing. intransitive
"I have just fallen in love with Rome!"

"I fell in love with him the moment I first saw him."