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fail
noun
a failure, especially of a financial transaction
a failing grade in an academic examination
verb
(
transitive
): To not achieve a particular goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.
The engine failed to start.
)
(
transitive
): To be negligent in one's duty. (
The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.
)
(
intransitive
): To be unsuccessful in academic pursuits. (
I failed in English last year.
)
(
intransitive
), of a machine, etc.: To cease to operate correctly. (
After running five minutes, the engine failed.
)
(
transitive
): To give a student a non-passing grade, thereby causing the student to fail (3) a class or other academic endeavor.
Translations:
Dutch: falen (3)
German: scheitern (3)
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