- verbfail (verb) · fails (third person present) · failed (past tense) · failed (past participle) · failing (present participle)
- be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal:"he failed in his attempt to secure election" · "they failed to be ranked in the top ten"
- be unsuccessful in (an examination, test, or interview):"she failed her finals"
- (of a person or a commodity) be unable to meet the standards set by (a test of quality or eligibility):"the player has failed a drug test"
- judge (someone, especially in an examination) not to have passed:"the criteria used to pass or fail the candidate"
- neglect to do something:"the firm failed to give adequate risk warnings"
- behave in a way contrary to hopes or expectations by not doing something:"commuter chaos has again failed to materialize"
- (cannot fail to be/do something)used to express a strong belief that something must be the case:"you cannot fail to be deeply impressed"
- (never fail to do something)used to indicate that something invariably happens:"such comments never failed to annoy him"
- desert or let down (someone):"at the last moment her nerve failed her"
- break down; cease to work well:"a truck whose brakes had failed"
- become weaker or of poorer quality; die away:"the light began to fail" · "his failing health"
- (especially of a rain or a crop or supply) be lacking or insufficient when needed or expected:"the drought means crops have failed"
- (of a business or a person) be obliged to cease trading because of lack of funds; become bankrupt:"he lost his savings when the store failed"
nounfail (noun) · fails (plural noun)- a grade that is not high enough to pass an examination or test.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French faillir (verb), faille (noun), based on Latin fallere ‘deceive’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- break down; cease to work well:
- become weaker or of poorer quality; die away:
- (especially of a rain or a crop or supply) be lacking or insufficient when needed or expected:
- (of a business or a person) be obliged to cease trading because of lack of funds; become bankrupt:be unsuccessfulnot succeedlack successbe defeatedsuffer defeatbe in vainbe frustratednot come up to scratchmeet with disastermiss the markrun agroundgo bankruptbecome insolventgo into receivershipbe in the hands of the receiversgo into liquidationcease tradingcease productionbe closedbe shut downbe wound up
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