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fail definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fail 3 of 11 senses of fail Sense 1 fail neglect => strike out => default, default on => choke => muff => miss Sense 2 fail go wrong miscarry => take it on the chin => miss => miss => overreach => botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, flub, screw up ball up spoil, muck up bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up bollocks, bollocks up bobble, mishandle, louse up foul up mess up fuck up => strike out => fall => shipwreck => fall through fall flat, founder, flop Sense 4 fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down => crash, go down => blow out burn out blow => misfire => malfunction, misfunction Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fail 3 of 11 senses of fail Sense 1 fail neglect => strike out => fan => whiff => default, default on => choke => muff => miss => cut, skip Sense 2 fail go wrong miscarry => take it on the chin => miss => overshoot => undershoot => miss => overreach => botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, flub, screw up ball up spoil, muck up bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up bollocks, bollocks up bobble, mishandle, louse up foul up mess up fuck up => strike out => fall => shipwreck => fall through fall flat, founder, flop Sense 4 fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down => crash, go down => blow out burn out blow => misfire => malfunction, misfunction => jam Entailment of verb fail Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fail 11 senses of fail Sense 1 fail neglect Sense 2 fail go wrong miscarry Sense 3 fail betray => disappoint, let down Sense 4 fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down => change Sense 5 fail Sense 6 fail => judge Sense 7 fail flunk, bomb, flush it Sense 8 fail Sense 9 fail Sense 10 fail run out give out Sense 11 fail => worsen, decline Familiarity of verb fail fail used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 11) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fail Sense 6 fail => judge Sense 7 fail flunk, bomb, flush it Sense 8 fail -------------- Sense 1 fail neglect -------------- Sense 2 fail go wrong miscarry -------------- Sense 3 fail betray => disappoint, let down -------------- Sense 4 fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down => change -------------- Sense 5 fail -------------- Sense 9 fail -------------- Sense 10 fail run out give out -------------- Sense 11 fail => worsen, decline -------------- Grep of noun fail failing faille failure Overview of verb fail The verb fail has 11 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (66) fail neglect -- (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") 2. (33) fail go wrong miscarry -- (be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably") 3. (5) fail betray -- (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") 4. (3) fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down -- (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") 5. (1) fail -- (be unable; "I fail to understand your motives") 6. fail -- (judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students") 7. fail flunk, bomb, flush it -- (fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?") 8. fail -- (fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law") 9. fail -- (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") 10. fail run out give out -- (prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought") 11. fail -- (get worse; "Her health is declining") Grep of adj fail fail-safe failed failing Overview of verb fail The verb fail has 11 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (66) fail neglect -- (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") 2. (33) fail go wrong miscarry -- (be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably") 3. (5) fail betray -- (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") 4. (3) fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down -- (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") 5. (1) fail -- (be unable; "I fail to understand your motives") 6. fail -- (judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students") 7. fail flunk, bomb, flush it -- (fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?") 8. fail -- (fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law") 9. fail -- (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") 10. fail run out give out -- (prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought") 11. fail -- (get worse; "Her health is declining")
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