Word Information
Fail
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Words with Friends
Definitions for Fail
verb
fail to do something
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
Synonyms
go wrong
miscarry
Examples
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
verb
disappoint, prove undependable to
Synonyms
Examples
- abandon, forsake
- His sense of smell failed him this time
- His strength finally failed him
- His children failed him in the crisis
verb
stop operating or functioning
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
Examples
- I fail to understand your motives
verb
judge unacceptable
Examples
- The teacher failed six students
verb
fail to get a passing grade
Synonyms
Examples
- She studied hard but failed nevertheless
- Did I fail the test?
verb
fall short in what is expected
Examples
- 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
Examples
- 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
Synonyms
run out
give out
Examples
- The water supply for the town failed after a long drought
verb
get worse
Examples
- Her health is declining
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