Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple
彼はバランスを崩し倒れたのだ。He lost his balance and fell.
2. to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away
3. to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork)
祖母が病気で倒れて入院した。My grandmother fell ill and was hospitalized.
4. to die; to be killed
occ. written as 斃れる, 仆れる
多くの兵士が戦場で倒れた。Many soldiers fell on the battlefield.
5. to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under
6. to be defeated (in a game); to lose
7. to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown