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fail
verb(fail)
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
Synonyms: betray,
Examples:
His sense of smell failed him this time.
His strength finally failed him.
His children failed him in the crisis.
fail
verb(fail)
be unsuccessful
Synonyms: go wrong, miscarry,
Antonyms: succeed,
Examples:
Where do today's public schools fail?.
The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably.
fail
verb(fail)
fail to do something; leave something undone
Synonyms: neglect,
Examples:
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
verb(fail)
stop operating or functioning
Synonyms: break, break down, conk out, die, give out, give way, go, go bad,
Examples:
The engine failed on the way to town.
fail
verb(fail)
prove insufficient
Synonyms: give out, run out,
Examples:
The water supply for the town failed after a long drought.
fail
verb(fail)
fail to get a passing grade
Synonyms: bomb, flunk, flush it,
Antonyms: pass,
Examples:
She studied hard but failed nevertheless.
Did I fail the test?.
fail
verb(fail)
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.
fail
verb(fail)
get worse
fail
verb(fail)
judge unacceptable
Antonyms: pass,
Examples:
The teacher failed six students.
fail
(fail)
be unable
Antonyms: manage,
Examples:
I fail to understand your motives.
fail
(fail)
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
Examples:
A number of banks failed that year.

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