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- Dictionaryfail/feɪl/
verb
- 1. be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal: "he failed in his attempt to secure election"
- 2. neglect to do something: "the firm failed to give adequate risk warnings"
noun
- 1. a mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test: "a fail grade"
- 2. a mistake, failure, or instance of poor performance: informal "their customer service is a massive fail"
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to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do: She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed. This method of growing tomatoes never fails. fail in He failed in his attempt to break the record. [ + to infinitive ] She failed to reach the Wimbledon Final this year.
1. a. : to lose strength : weaken. her health was failing. b. : to fade or die away. until our family line fails. c. : to stop functioning normally. the patient's heart failed. 2. a. : to fall short. failed in his duty. b. : to be or become absent or inadequate. the water supply failed.
Fail definition: to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved. See examples of FAIL used in a sentence.
1. to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed. 2. to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an examination, class, or course of study. 3. to be or become deficient or lacking; fall short. 4. to lose strength or vigor; become weak.
Definition of fail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The verb fail describes something that stops working, like brakes in a car that fail, or is found to be unacceptable, like restaurants that fail their inspection for cleanliness. The verb fail comes from the Old French word faillir, meaning “be lacking,” “miss,” or “not succeed.”.
If a quality or ability that you have fails you, or if it fails, it is not good enough in a particular situation to enable you to do what you want to do. For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him.
to stop working normally, or to become weaker: Two of the plane's engines had failed. My eyesight's beginning to fail. fail verb (NOT HELPING) to stop being helpful or useful to someone when they need you: The government is failing the poor and unemployed. I fail to see/understand. used to show that you do not accept something:
fail meaning, definition, what is fail: to not succeed in achieving something: Learn more.
fail (fāl), v.i. to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning. to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an examination, class, or course of study: He failed in history. to be or become deficient or lacking;
