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English 11 senses of the word *fail*:
VERB	social	fail, neglect	fail to do something
	social	fail, go wrong, miscarry	be unsuccessful
	emotion	fail, betray	disappoint, prove undependable to
	change	fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down	stop operating or functioning
	social	fail	be unable
	social	fail	judge unacceptable
	social	fail, flunk, bomb, flush it	fail to get a passing grade
	social	fail	fall short in what is expected
	possession	fail	become bankrupt or insolvent
	change	fail, run out, give out	prove insufficient
	change	fail	get worse

fail pronunciation
Sounds	fey'l
Rhymes	ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl...

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 1, social
Meaning	fail to do something; leave something undone.
Pattern	Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Examples	"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"
Synonym	neglect
Narrower	choke	fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
	default, default on	fail to pay up
	lose track	Fail to keep informed or aware
	miss	fail to attend an event or activity
	muff	fail to catch, as of a ball
	strike out	Put out or be put out by a strikeout
Spanish	abandonar, dejarse, descuidarse, descuidar, fallar
Catalan	abandonar, descuidar, fallar
Nouns	failure	an unexpected omission

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 2, social
Meaning	Be unsuccessful.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"Where do today's public schools fail?" "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
Synonyms	go wrong, miscarry
Narrower	botch, bodge, 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	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
	fall	Suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
	fall through, fall flat, founder, flop	fail utterly
	miss	fail to reach or get to
	overreach	fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
	shipwreck	Suffer failure, as in some enterprise
	strike out	Be unsuccessful in an endeavor / endeavor
	take it on the chin	Undergo failure or defeat / defeat
Opposite	succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods	attain success or reach a desired goal / goal
Spanish	fallar, fracasar, zozobrar
Catalan	equivocar-se, fallar, fracassar
Nouns	failure	an act that fails
	failure	an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
	failure	a person with a record of failing
	failure	lack of success

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 3, emotion
Meaning	disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"His sense of smell failed him this time" "His strength finally failed him" "His children failed him in the crisis"
Synonym	betray
Broader	disappoint, let down	fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
Spanish	abandonar, fallar, traicionar
Catalan	fallar

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 4, change
Meaning	stop operating or functioning.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	These cars won't fail
Example	"The engine failed on the way to town"
Synonyms	go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
Narrower	blow out, burn out, blow	melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
	crash, go down	stop operating
	malfunction, misfunction	fail to function or function improperly
	misfire	fail to fire or detonate
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	break	Render inoperable or ineffective
Similar to	die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain / sustain life
Spanish	averiarse, estropearse, fallar, morir, pararse, perecer, romper
Catalan	avariar-se, espatllar-se, fallar, parar-se
Nouns	failure	loss of ability to function normally

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 5, social
Meaning	Be unable.
Pattern	Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Example	"I fail to understand your motives"
Opposite	pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage	Be successful

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 6, social
Meaning	judge unacceptable.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The teacher failed six students"
Broader	evaluate, pass judgment, judge	form a critical opinion of
Opposite	pass	Accept or judge as acceptable
Similar to	fail, flunk, bomb, flush it	fail to get a passing grade
Spanish	suspender
Nouns	failing	failure to reach a minimum required performance

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 7, social
Meaning	fail to get a passing grade.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"She studied hard but failed nevertheless" "Did I fail the test?"
Synonyms	flunk, bomb, flush it
Opposite	pass, make it	go successfully through a test or a selection process
Similar to	fail	judge unacceptable
Similar to	fail	fall short in what is expected
Spanish	catear, suspender
Catalan	suspendre
Nouns	failing	failure to reach a minimum required performance

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 8, social
Meaning	fall short in what is expected.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law" "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"
Similar to	fail, flunk, bomb, flush it	fail to get a passing grade
Spanish	fallar, fracasar
Catalan	fallar
Nouns	failing	a flaw or weak point
Nouns	failure	an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 9, possession
Meaning	Become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Example	"A number of banks failed that year"
Spanish	quebrar
Catalan	fer fallida
Nouns	failure	inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 10, change
Meaning	prove insufficient.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
Synonyms	run out, give out
Spanish	acabarse, agotarse, fallar
Catalan	acabar-se, esgotar-se, fallar

Englishfail: 11 senses verb 11, change
Meaning	get worse.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	worsen, decline	Grow worse
Spanish	fallar

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