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Meaning of fail

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fail

Pronunciation:/feɪl/

noun

Definitions

  1. Poor quality; substandard workmanship.

    Example: The project was full of fail.

  2. A failure (condition of being unsuccessful)

  3. A failure (something incapable of success)

  4. A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).

verb

Definitions

  1. To be unsuccessful.

    Example: Throughout my life, I have always failed.

  2. 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. To neglect.

    Example: The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.

  4. Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.

    Example: After running five minutes, the engine failed.

adjective

Definitions

  1. That is a failure.