fail Sentence Examples
- The student failed the exam due to lack of preparation.
- Despite their best efforts, the project failed to achieve its desired outcome.
- The business venture ultimately failed due to poor management decisions.
- The athlete failed to qualify for the finals due to an unfortunate injury.
- The experiment failed to produce the expected results, leading to disappointment.
- The new product launch failed to impress consumers, resulting in low sales.
- The political party failed to secure a majority in the election, leading to a change in leadership.
- The negotiation between the two parties failed due to irreconcilable differences.
- The attempt to repair the old car failed due to the unavailability of spare parts.
- The team failed to win the championship despite a valiant effort throughout the season.
fail Meaning
fail (v)
fail to do something; leave something undone
be unsuccessful
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
stop operating or functioning
be unable
judge unacceptable
fail to get a passing grade
fall short in what is expected
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
prove insufficient
get worse
fail (v. i.)
To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the usual or expected manner, or to be altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams fail; crops fail.
To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; -- used with of.
To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.
To deteriorate in respect to vigor, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker; as, a sick man fails.
To perish; to die; -- used of a person.
To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to be performed, a result to be secured, etc.; to miss; not to fulfill expectation.
To come short of a result or object aimed at or desired ; to be baffled or frusrated.
To err in judgment; to be mistaken.
To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.
Miscarriage; failure; deficiency; fault; -- mostly superseded by failure or failing, except in the phrase without fail.
Death; decease.
fail (v. t.)
To be wanting to ; to be insufficient for; to disappoint; to desert.
To miss of attaining; to lose.
Synonyms & Antonyms of fail
FAQs About the word fail
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crash,die, break, break down, cut out, give out,stall,sputter, malfunction, fizzle
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The student failed the exam due to lack of preparation.
Despite their best efforts, the project failed to achieve its desired outcome.
The business venture ultimately failed due to poor management decisions.
The athlete failed to qualify for the finals due to an unfortunate injury.
