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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- fail :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
- fail :be unsuccessful
- Where do today's public schools fail?|The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
- fail :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
- fail :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
- fail :be unable
- I fail to understand your motives
- fail :judge unacceptable
- The teacher failed six students
- fail :fail to get a passing grade
- She studied hard but failed nevertheless|Did I fail the test?
- fail :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