to fail
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1.0
- verb
- /feɪl/
:
fracasar
- So fail early, fail often, fail forward.
- fail to meet
- fail to achieve
- succeed or fail
It's about, if all else fails, is that an option?
- It's about, if all else fails, is that an option?
- You fail, you just fail and that's fucking great.
- They continue to fail, but they don't stop.
- You're so afraid to fail that you don't even try.
- Last question, what if we fail and what if we succeed?
- Or if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly.
- I am terribly sorry for failing to be your role model.
- One of them was rose, and we failed at recreating rose.
- In fact, we will fail way more than we will succeed.
- I didn't make it far enough to ever fail or pass.
- He didn't expect me to ever fail and I never would.
- You're going to screw up, you're going to fail, you're going to fall.
- You know, there's that famous old saying, fail to plan, plan to fail.
- But you can't even begin to fail if you don't try.
Examples
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And one of the things he said is to fail, fail and fail better.
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We're looking to make progress quickly, either to fail fast or succeed fast.
Academic text (2012) -
Well, you know, we have to fail in order to learn, right?
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Yet even in these conditions, most fail to make a year's worth of progress for every year.
Academic text (2015) -
And I need to know if I fail that I'll be okay.
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No, we did not come this far to fail.
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In fact, we will fail way more than we will succeed.
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Fail, and your journey ends here.
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The problem with this suggestion is that it fails to advance the argument any further.
Academic text (1999) -
Despite their hard work, they ended up failing to meet the project deadline.
Synonyms
495
2.4
To fail or happen in a bad way
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5.6
To fail an exam or class by not getting a passing grade
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5.1
To fail badly, for example in a test or performance
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4.1
To fail to happen or be finished as planned
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4.0
To end without success, often in public like a show
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3.9
Fail to succeed in an attempt to do something
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5.5
Fail to do what you meant to do
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4.6
Fail to produce any result
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7.2
To fail to get the result you planned in an attempt or plan
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7.9
To fail completely
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4.3
To fail to get the result you want
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Etymology
Fail comes from an old Latin word fallere, which meant 'to disappoint' or 'to miss'. So, to fail is to not succeed in doing something you tried to do.