Fail
Definition of fail:
part of speech: noun
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:
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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.