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without fail

with·out fail
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [with-out, with- feyl]
    • /wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- feɪl/
    • /wɪˈðaʊt feɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [with-out, with- feyl]
    • /wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- feɪl/

Definitions of without fail words

  • verb without object without fail to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning. 1
  • verb without object without fail to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an examination, class, or course of study: He failed in history. 1
  • verb without object without fail to be or become deficient or lacking; be insufficient or absent; fall short: Our supplies failed. 1
  • verb without object without fail to dwindle, pass, or die away: The flowers failed for lack of rain. 1
  • verb without object without fail to lose strength or vigor; become weak: His health failed after the operation. 1
  • verb without object without fail to become unable to meet or pay debts or business obligations; become insolvent or bankrupt. 1

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Origin of without fail

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English failen < Anglo-French, Old French faillir < Vulgar Latin *fallīre, for Latin fallere to disappoint, deceive

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Parts of speech for Without fail

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

without fail popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

without fail usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for without fail

adv without fail

  • admittedly — You use admittedly when you are saying something which weakens the importance or force of your statement.
  • as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
  • assuredly — If something is assuredly true, it is definitely true.
  • automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
  • axiomatically — pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.

adverb without fail

  • agreed — If people are agreed on something, they have reached a joint decision on it or have the same opinion about it.
  • amen — Amen is said by Christians at the end of a prayer.
  • aye — Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English.
  • dependably — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
  • explicitly — In an explicit manner.

Antonyms for without fail

adverb without fail

  • disagreed — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
  • indefinite — not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
  • questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.

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