ALL meanings of fail
fail
F f - intransitive verb fail not succeed 1
- intransitive verb fail not succeed in doing sth 1
- transitive verb fail not pass 1
- intransitive verb fail omit, neglect 1
- transitive verb fail disappoint 1
- noun fail failure, mistake 1
- noun fail rejection in a test 1
- intransitive verb fail lose strength 1
- intransitive verb fail stop functioning 1
- intransitive verb fail go bankrupt 1
- transitive verb fail reject 1
- verb without object 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 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 fail to be or become deficient or lacking; be insufficient or absent; fall short: Our supplies failed. 1
- verb without object fail to dwindle, pass, or die away: The flowers failed for lack of rain. 1
- verb without object fail to lose strength or vigor; become weak: His health failed after the operation. 1
- verb without object fail to become unable to meet or pay debts or business obligations; become insolvent or bankrupt. 1
- verb without object fail (of a building member, structure, machine part, etc.) to break, bend, crush, or be otherwise destroyed or made useless because of an excessive load. 1
- verb without object fail to stop functioning or operating: The electricity failed during the storm. 1
- verb without object fail Slang. to make an embarrassing or humorous mistake, be in a humiliating situation, etc., and be subject to ridicule: Showed up late to the wedding? You fail! to be embarrassingly incompetent, stupid, etc.: She fails at life. I just failed at walking and fell on my face. to be bad or of inferior quality: The play is terrible—even the music fails. 1
- verb with object fail to be unsuccessful in the performance or completion of: He failed to do his duty. 1
- verb with object fail (of some expected or usual resource) to prove of no use or help to: His friends failed him. Words failed her. 1
- verb with object fail to receive less than a passing grade or mark in: He failed history. 1
- verb with object fail to declare (a person) unsuccessful in a test, course of study, etc.; give less than a passing grade to: The professor failed him in history. 1
- noun fail Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way. 1
- noun fail Stock Exchange. a stockbroker's inability to deliver or receive security within the required time after sale or purchase. such an undelivered security. 1
- noun fail Obsolete. failure as to performance, occurrence, etc. 1
- adjective fail unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy. 1
- adjective fail Slang. of or noting an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc.: the top 100 funniest fail photos on the Internet. embarrassingly incompetent, stupid, etc: Why am I so fail? very bad or of inferior quality. 1
- idioms fail without fail, with certainty; positively: I will visit you tomorrow without fail. 1
- noun fail Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal. 1
- verb fail If you fail to do something that you were trying to do, you are unable to do it or do not succeed in doing it. 0
- verb fail If an activity, attempt, or plan fails, it is not successful. 0
- verb fail If someone or something fails to do a particular thing that they should have done, they do not do it. 0
- verb fail If something fails, it stops working properly, or does not do what it is supposed to do. 0
- verb fail If a business, organization, or system fails, it becomes unable to continue in operation or in existence. 0
- verb fail If something such as your health or a physical quality is failing, it is becoming gradually weaker or less effective. 0
- verb fail If someone fails you, they do not do what you had expected or trusted them to do. 0
- verb fail If someone fails in their duty or fails in their responsibilities, they do not do everything that they have a duty or a responsibility to do. 0
- verb fail If a quality or ability that you have fails you, or if it fails, it is not good enough in a particular situation to enable you to do what you want to do. 0
- verb fail If someone fails a test, examination, or course, they perform badly in it and do not reach the standard that is required. 0
- verb fail Fail is also a noun. 0
- verb fail If someone fails you in a test, examination, or course, they judge that you have not reached a high enough standard in it. 0
- verb fail to be unsuccessful in an attempt (at something or to do something) 0
- verb fail to stop operating or working properly 0
- verb fail to judge or be judged as being below the officially accepted standard required for success in (a course, examination, etc) 0
- verb fail to prove disappointing, undependable, or useless to (someone) 0
- verb fail to neglect or be unable (to do something) 0
- verb fail to prove partly or completely insufficient in quantity, duration, or extent 0
- verb fail to weaken; fade away 0