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fail English

Meaning fail meaning

What does fail mean?
Definitions in simple English

fail Verb

— To not achieve a goal, or to go wrong. The event is going to fail.

fail

— verb fail to do something; leave something undone 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 — verb be unsuccessful Where do today's public schools fail? The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably — verb disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake His sense of smell failed him this time His strength finally failed him His children failed him in the crisis — verb (= die, go, break, break down) stop operating or functioning 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 — verb be unable I fail to understand your motives — verb fail to get a passing grade She studied hard but failed nevertheless Did I fail the test? — verb judge unacceptable The teacher failed six students — verb fall short in what is expected She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust — verb become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor A number of banks failed that year — verb prove insufficient The water supply for the town failed after a long drought — verb get worse Her health is declining

Synonyms fail synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as fail?

fail English » English

lose miscarry collapse unsuccessful neglect miss fall through flunk abort go bankrupt blunder fall failure defeated break down make a mistake go wrong err unable founder flop decline break betray give way give out die crash be unsuccessful weaken wane omit leave lack go down fumble fold flush it desert defeat decay come to nothing come to naught bomb be defeated abandon wrong stopped slip run out

FAIL English » English

Failue

Topics fail topics

What do people use fail to talk about?
Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Meet a standard

Below standard
Language and thought Teach

Test

  • What words refer to passing a test?
    pass fail
Work and occupation Work Difficult, impossible

Fail
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Notice
Language and thought Think Understand

Misunderstand
Language and thought Think Opinion

Disbelief
Language and thought Think

Expect
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Purpose, goal
Work and occupation Finance Accumulate wealth

Lose wealth
States Time Take time

Forever

Conjugation fail conjugation

How do you conjugate fail?

fail · verb

Examples fail examples

How do I use fail in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I'm afraid she will fail.
You cannot fail this time.
I am afraid he will fail.
Come here tomorrow without fail.
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
He will fail in life.
I don't want to fail my exams.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
You must work hard in order not to fail.
We often fail to realize the extent to which we depend on others.
All right, do it your own way, but don't blame me if you fail.
You are bound to fail unless you study harder.
You will fail unless you work harder.
If I should fail, what would my parents say?
I tried it again, only to fail.
Ten to one, Bob will fail the entrance exam.
Such a childish plan is bound to fail.
Such a plan is bound to fail.
In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
Words fail me.
Your plan is bound to fail.
Study hard, or you'll fail the exam.
Such a man is bound to fail.

Movie subtitles

We have two examples of how planets have gone astray and we have to wonder how many other ways are there that a planet can fail to be habitable.
Fail!
The most important thing to remember is that this drug is only effective against pregnancy if taken every single day without fail, not just before or after sexual intercourse.
You did not fail me, Jane.
Sometimes you're just gonna fail.
Governments relied on the theory of mutually assured destruction to deter an all-out nuclear war, but this strategy will inevitably fail.
Don't fail me as could not live without seeing you soon again Clarice.
Don't fail me as could not live without seeing you soon again.
I shall go without fail.
The progress of the world will not fail due to learned ignoramuses lacking in fantasy whose brains work in inverse proportion to their calcification -!
I never fail.
What girl could fail to make a conquest who collapsed at a man's feet in the moonlight?
Did you ever fail to get your pay on time?
And if I fail?
I fail to see the connection.
You're bound to fail!
Those hounds never fail.
Six reasons why banks fail.
I never knew it to fail.
And if now you fail me, I fail.
I fail to recall your exact duties here, Countess Elizabeth.
Jeremy, we must not fail tonight.
If a man conceal any treasure captured. or fail to place it in the general fund, he shall be marooned.
Don't you fail to be here tonight at 12 o'clock or I'll track you to the end of the world.
You never fail me, do you, Hawkins?
Then if I fail.
YOU CAN ALWAYS CAPTURE EVERY OTHER CROOK IN PARIS, BUT EACH TIME YOU GO AFTER ARSENE LUPIN, YOU FAIL.
Remembering your past adventures, sir. I fail to share in your enthusiasm.
Holy mackerel, I've never known it to fail.
While if you fail, you're a martyr.
Carlos, my friend, your words fail to shine likeJapanese pearls.
You know the penalty if you fail.
And do not fail to read the three footnotes.
Then don't fail me. Get enough people to move that desk.
I fail to see the humor.
Most wives fail to realize their husbands' philandering has nothing whatever to do with them.
I fail to see the humor in this situation, Miss Imbrie.
We must not fail.

News and current affairs

As one scientist friend puts it: if you are driving on a mountain road, approaching a cliff, in a car whose brakes may fail, and a fog bank rolls in, should you drive more or less cautiously?
The financial sector requires tougher regulation, strengthened supervision, and internationally consistent resolution mechanisms to address the problems posed by very large, global institutions that are considered too big (or too complex) to fail.
We cannot afford to fail in Afghanistan.
An effective strategy must accomplish two tasks: encourage investment in non-traditional areas, and weed out projects and investments that fail.
Reforms that succeed in one setting may perform poorly or fail completely in others.
But a country does not fail of its own volition, nor is it weakened by unknown causes.
The current negotiations are likely to fail, and even tightened sanctions may not stop Iran from trying to build nuclear weapons.
Not only would it add to anti-American attitudes and fail to accomplish its objectives, but it over-estimates the extent to which the new Europe is being formed in opposition to the US.
Similarly, those who speak of American hegemony after 1945 fail to note that the Soviet Union balanced US military power for more than four decades.
But no one ever seriously thought that the US would allow Citigroup and Bank of America, to name just two, to fail.
The rich will try to push such an agenda, but ultimately they will fail.
Second, major US investors, such as pension fund managers, are realizing that US companies that fail to control their emissions may be vulnerable to financial losses in the future.
If we fail to settle on a new social contract between the state and the markets soon, those markets may indeed move elsewhere.
For conservative rulers usually fall when they fail to grasp their own vulnerability, especially when the revolutionary challenge is cloaked in conservative garb.
As such, action by central banks will repeatedly fail to gain sufficient traction.
Just because European governments have failed to put bread on their constituents' tables doesn't mean that the European Central Bank should likewise fail in its job of promoting price stability in the euro zone.
How many travelers nowadays can fail to note the difference between Asia's new, efficient airports and the aging, clogged antiques in some major US cities?
The problem is that we fail to cooperate globally to put those solutions into practice.
It will almost certainly fail to achieve its immediate objectives; but it may open the door to serious progress afterwards.

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