Fails can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" | ||
| fail - 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 - 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 - fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" | ||
| fail - judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students" | ||
| fail - 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 - get worse; "Her health is declining" | ||
| fail - 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 - 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 - be unable; "I fail to understand your motives" | ||
| fail - prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought" | ||
Noun |
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| fail - A failure, especially of a financial transaction. | ||
| fail - A failing grade in an academic examination. |
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| 1. | verb | ' Bush fails reporter's pop quiz on international leaders. | |
| 2. | verb | Bill often fails to keep his word. | |
| 3. | verb | Bill never fails to send a birthday present to his mother. | |
| 4. | verb | Nancy never fails to write to me once a month. | |
| 5. | verb | Nancy never fails to arrive on time. | |
| 6. | verb | Tom often fails to keep his word. | |
| 7. | verb | Tom never fails to send a birthday present to his father. | |
| 8. | verb | If he fails, so what? | |
| 9. | verb | Everybody fails once or twice. | |
| 10. | verb | My daughter never fails to write to me at least once a week. | |
| 11. | verb | Whether he succeeds or fails, he has to do his best. | |
| 12. | verb | An inner defect never fails to express itself outwardly. | |
| 13. | verb | It'll be a pity if he fails. | |
| 14. | verb | It'll serve him right if he fails the exam; he doesn't study at all. | |
| 15. | verb | He never fails to make some comment about the way she's dressed. | |
| 16. | noun | Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. | |
| 17. | noun | Fail with honor rather than succeed by fraud. | |
| 18. | noun | Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. | |
| 19. | noun | Fail with honor rather than succeed by fraud. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| ' Bush fails reporter's pop quiz on international leaders. |
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| Bill often fails to keep his word. | |
| Bill never fails to send a birthday present to his mother. | |
| Nancy never fails to write to me once a month. | |
| Nancy never fails to arrive on time. | |
| Tom often fails to keep his word. | |
| Tom never fails to send a birthday present to his father. | |
| If he fails, so what? | |
| Everybody fails once or twice. | |
| My daughter never fails to write to me at least once a week. | |
| Whether he succeeds or fails, he has to do his best. | |
| An inner defect never fails to express itself outwardly. | |
| It'll be a pity if he fails. | |
| It'll serve him right if he fails the exam; he doesn't study at all. | |
| He never fails to make some comment about the way she's dressed. | |
| noun | |
| Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. | |
| Fail with honor rather than succeed by fraud. | |
| Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. | |
| Fail with honor rather than succeed by fraud. | |