Fail Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Fail? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Antonyms, Example sentences, Synonyms, Related sentences, Derivations, Words ending with Fail, How to pronounce? Words starting with Fail and more...

Fail meaning

Word: Fail

How to pronounce: feɪl

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Example sentences: "He failed in his attempt to secure election"

2. Neglect to do something.

Example sentences: "The firm failed to give adequate risk warnings"

3. Break down; cease to work well.

Example sentences: "A truck whose brakes had failed"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A grade that is not high enough to pass an examination or test.

Example sentences: "It is feared that their children will be given an automatic fail mark because the number of days they study at school falls far short of the minimum set by the education authorities."


Synonyms:

unsuccessful

collapse

crash

sag

decay

sink

conk

flop

wilt

stall

refuse

deny

fault

malfunction

refusal

crash down

ruin

flunk

run out

conk out

fade

fold

unsuccessful outcome

bad luck

tough luck

go bankrupt

go bust

break

forget

neglect

miss

omit

interruption

go

go wrong

cheat

betray


Antonyms:

manage

perform

turn out

appear

endure

carry out

withstand

exceed

work for

surpass

administer

work


Derivations:

failing

failure

failed


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Fail in Other Languages...

Spanish: Fallar

German: Scheitern

French: échouer

Italian: Riuscire

Turkish: Başarısız olmak


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