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Definition: Meaning of, fail in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / feɪl /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
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Present Participle Third Person Singular
failing fails
  1. not succeed [intransitive] to not succeed in achieving something
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  2. not do something [intransitive] to not do what is expected, needed, or wanted
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  3. exam/test [intransitive and transitive] to not pass a test or examination
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  4. exam/test [transitive] to decide that someone has not passed a test or examination
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  5. I fail to see/understand formal used to show that you are annoyed by something that you do not accept or understand
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  6. company/business [intransitive] if a company or business fails, it is unable to continue because of a lack of money
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  7. machine/body part [intransitive] if a part of a machine or an organ in your body fails, it stops working
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  8. health [intransitive] if your sight, memory, health etc is failing, it is gradually getting weaker or is not as good as it was
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  9. never fail to do something to do something or happen so regularly that people expect it
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  10. your courage/will/nerve fails (you) if your courage etc fails, or if it fails you, you suddenly do not have it when you need it
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  11. fail somebody to not do what someone has trusted you to do [=  let somebody down]
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  12. crops [intransitive] if crops fail, they do not grow or produce food, for example because of bad weather
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  13. rains [intransitive] if the RAIN s (= a lot of RAIN that falls at a particular time each year) fail, they do not come when expected or it does not RAIN enough
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Singular Plural
fail fails
  1. without fail if you do something without fail, you always do it
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  2. without fail used to tell someone very firmly that they must do something
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  3. [countable] an unsuccessful result in a test or examination
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fail used in phrases

  • fail-safe (adjective)
    1. a fail-safe machine, piece of equipment etc contains a system that makes the machine stop working if one part of it fails
    2. a fail-safe plan is certain to succeed
  • pass-fail (adjective)
    1. describing a form of examination in which the student either passes or fails without receiving a specific mark or grade
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