fail

Meaning of fail in English

Noun

1. a failure

I will be there without fail tomorrow morning.

2. an unsuccessful result in a test or examination

Verb

1. not succeeding in doing or getting something wanted

He fails every time he tries.
Our plans failed.

2. not pass a test or course of study

He failed geometry.
He failed in the examination.

3. not do something, often because you forget it

He failed to come.

4. not be enough

Our supply will soon fail.

5. stop working properly

The power failed after the hurricane. ー There was a power failure after the hurricane.
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6. go bankrupt

A number of banks failed during the Lehman shock.
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