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fail - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
fail
Definition
(verb) fail to do something; leave something undone
Synonyms
:
neglect
Example Sentence
She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib
The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
Definition
(verb) be unsuccessful
Synonyms
:
go wrong
,
miscarry
Example Sentence
Where do today's public schools fail?
The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
Definition
(verb) disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
Synonyms
:
betray
Example Sentence
His sense of smell failed him this time
His strength finally failed him
His children failed him in the crisis
Definition
(verb) stop operating or functioning
Synonyms
:
break
,
break down
,
conk out
,
die
,
give out
,
give way
,
go
,
go bad
Example Sentence
The engine finally went
The car died on the road
The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
The coffee maker broke
The engine failed on the way to town
her eyesight went after the accident
Definition
(verb) be unable
Example Sentence
I fail to understand your motives
Definition
(verb) judge unacceptable
Example Sentence
The teacher failed six students
Definition
(verb) fail to get a passing grade
Synonyms
:
bomb
,
flunk
,
flush it
Example Sentence
She studied hard but failed nevertheless
Did I fail the test?
Definition
(verb) fall short in what is expected
Example Sentence
She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law
We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust
Definition
(verb) become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
Example Sentence
The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor
A number of banks failed that year
Definition
(verb) prove insufficient
Synonyms
:
give out
,
run out
Example Sentence
The water supply for the town failed after a long drought
Definition
(verb) get worse
Example Sentence
Her health is declining
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text: laser eye surgery won't fail as you got
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