fail
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/feɪl/]
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1. fail (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To be unsuccessful.
Example: Throughout my life, I have always failed.
2. fail (verb) — sense 2
Definition: Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
Example: The truck failed to start.
3. fail (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To neglect.
Example: The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.
4. fail (noun) — sense 4
Definition: A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
5. fail (noun) — sense 5
Definition: A failing grade in an academic examination.
6. fail (noun) — sense 6
Definition: A failure (something incapable of success).
7. fail (adj) — sense 7
Definition: Unsuccessful; inadequate; unacceptable in some way.
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