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failed English

Meaning failed meaning

What does failed mean?

failed

Decayed; worn out. Bankrupt.

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Simple sentences

To my surprise, he has failed.
All our attempts failed.
The experiment failed.
We have failed.
Your plan failed.
Tom failed in English.
Tom didn't study hard and he consequently failed.
The attempt to resuscitate Tom failed.
The student, who failed in a test in English, was inspired by his friend's words.
He failed the exam because he's lazy.
The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.
No matter how busy he was while living abroad, he never failed to write home to his parents at least once a week.
We failed due to a lack of preparation.
Technology has failed to ease the conflict between man and nature.
Not being watchful, the driver failed to stop in time.
If he had not worked hard, he would have failed the examination.
With a little more care, he wouldn't have failed.
If it had not been for his help, I would have failed.
If not for my advice, you would have failed.
But for your help, he would have failed.
To my surprise, he failed the examination.
The crops failed last year.
Our company failed to survive against cutthroat competition.
If it had not been for your help, I would have failed.
The trucks had failed the inspection, but the drivers took them out anyway.
Running as fast as she could, she still failed to catch the bus.
The boy attempted an escape, but failed.
The experiment failed because of some minor faults.
I failed to make a cake.
After all his efforts, he also failed this time.

Movie subtitles

In the next episode of civilization, I'll ask why it was that the scientific revolution happened only in the West, and failed to take off even in those parts of the Eastern world that had once been pioneers of mathematics and astronomy.
The worst part of all of this is I feel like I failed you.
You just failed.
More tests were made, but they failed to find the authentic ring. As the true faith.
The Deciphering Bureau failed to make out the mysterious message.
After each failed experiment, Los went on dreaming.
But Big Jim's memory had failed him.
You failed to mention that Gallagher was a very beautiful young girl.
Yes, in fact, you failed to mention that Gallagher was a girl.
I failed? Well, that's funny. - Isn't that funny?
You know, Rainsford, he hasn't failed yet.
I'm afraid we have failed to hold the full attention of our audience.
In short, I have failed to make a diagnosis.
My dear, while you were growing worse, we tried to find him and failed.
Enough, Counselors. It's been insinuated that the prosecutor has failed to respect the defendant's rights.
Can you give one reason you failed to take advantage of that privilege?
You failed to mention that Gallagher was a girl.
I've failed, Ambassador.
I entrusted you with a mission, and you've failed.
The General Died at Dawn, The Light That Failed, Son of Fury, et cetera.
Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for my hesitation in rising just now. but I'd entirely failed while listening. to the chairman's flattering description of the next speaker. to realize he was talking about me.
Not one ever failed in his duty.
When he came aboard wearing that hat, even the articles of war failed Mr. Bligh.
He made me promise to try to get over it. I did try for three months. But I failed.
I failed!
You've failed me!
He failed to come back for the second round claiming he had been doped.
YOU'VE FAILED FOR THE LAST TIME.
THERE'S ONE THING THAT HAS NEVER FAILED.
IT MEANS I'VE FAILED.
I FEEL THAT I'VE FAILED.
So what if his shop failed?
I'm terribly sorry I failed to send a wedding present.
Maybe you'll succeed where l failed.

News and current affairs

But this scenario failed to materialize.
Most economists failed to foresee the economic dynamics that actually led to the crisis, because they failed to pay enough attention to the rapid increase in US total debt.
Now it hints that it may resume enrichment, and recent press reports about the imports from Pakistan suggest Iran failed to disclose everything to the IAEA.
The European Central Bank's vehement opposition to what is essential to all capitalist economies - the restructuring of failed or insolvent entities' debt - is evidence of the continuing fragility of the Western banking system.
It has so far failed to act.
In a post-crisis world, these are the footprints of a failed recovery.
A failed recovery underscores the risks of an increasingly treacherous endgame in today's post-crisis world.
The amazing truth is that fracking has succeeded where Kyoto and carbon taxes have failed.
In recent years, the short rains have failed entirely, and long rains have been erratic.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, most economies failed to respond to the adjustment programs demanded by the IMF and World Bank.
Politicians have failed to implement properly the treaties adopted at the 1992 Earth Summit.
First, they acknowledged -- without ever quite admitting it -- that their earlier attempts to reduce developing-country debt had failed.
Finally, investors might just believe that the eurozone leaders' latest plan will work, even though the last dozen plans have failed.
And the incomes of the moderately educated middle class failed to benefit from deregulation-led growth (though it improved their lot as consumers).
Deng Xiaoping's economic opening followed China's bloody - and failed - invasion of Vietnam in 1978.
But Karzai's relationship with his sponsors has begun to sour, in part owing to charges that his government has failed to stop the resurgence of Afghanistan's huge opium trade.
Simply put, the African media failed to reach beyond immediate borders and serve as a voice for the continent in its encounters with the world.
Get used to it. In a post-crisis world, these are the footprints of a failed recovery.
Another lesson concerns Africa's failed political leadership.
Unfortunately, the world has failed to learn the lessons of Japan.
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.

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