Fail

Definition of fail:

part of speech: noun

Failure; omission.

part of speech: verb

To fall short; give out; not succeed; decay; become insolvent.

part of speech: verb

To fall short or be wanting; to fall away; to decay; to die; to miss; to be disappointed or baffied; to be unable to pay one's debts.

part of speech: verb

To be wanting, or insufficient for; forsake.

part of speech: verb

To fall short; be deficient; waste away; decline; turn out badly; become bankrupt.

part of speech: verb

To be wanting to; disappoint.

Usage examples for fail:

• I have never known it to fail "My First Years As A Frenchwoman, 1876-1879", Mary King Waddington.

• But I hope you will not fail me. "Footsteps of Fate", Louis Couperus.

• " I shall not fail she answered firmly. "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.

• And the experiment must not be tried; I tell you it would fail "Shirley", Charlotte Brontë.