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in to be unsuccessful achieving a goal
fail, neglect(verb)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, go wrong, miscarry(verb)be unsuccessful
"Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
fail, betray(verb)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, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down(verb)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(verb)be unable
"I fail to understand your motives"
fail(verb)judge unacceptable
"The teacher failed six students"
fail, flunk, bomb, flush it(verb)fail to get a passing grade
"She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
fail(verb)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"
fail(verb)become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
"The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year"
fail, run out, give out(verb)prove insufficient
"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
fail(verb)get worse
"Her health is declining"
to stop functioningmy car failed just as I was about to head to work
to be unsuccessfuldespite all the publicity, the movie failed miserably at the box office
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope ofalthough the minor-league franchise continues to fail local fans, hope springs eternal
to lose bodily strength or vigorever since she reached the age of 90, Grandma has been noticeably failing
to miss the opportunity or obligationfailed to mention that he was looking for new job
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