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English Idioms :: fail
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fail - See: WITHOUT FAIL. |
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Traditional English :: fail
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fail - v. & n. --v. 1 intr. not succeed (failed in persuading; failed to qualify; tried but failed).
2 a tr. & intr. be unsuccessful in (an examination, test, interview, etc.); be rejected as a candidate. b tr. (of a commodity etc.) not pass (a test of quality). c tr. reject (a candidate etc.); adjudge unsuccessful.
3 intr. be unable to; neglect to; choose not to (I fail to see the reason; he failed to appear).
4 tr. disappoint; let down; not serve when needed.
5 intr. (of supplies, crops, etc.) be or become lacking or insufficient.
6 intr. become weaker; cease functioning; break down (her health is failing; the engine has failed).
7 intr. a (of an enterprise) collapse; come to nothing. b become bankrupt. --n. fail-safe reverting to a safe condition in the event of a breakdown etc. without fail for certain, whatever happens. [ME f. OF faillir (v.), fail(l)e (n.) ult. f. L fallere deceive] |
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Related Words
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sense
bloody
romance
lyric
converge
no
pie
crust
never
dismiss
leg
showdown
tottering
one
eight
seven
when
all
else
matchbook
let
it
enfold
you
downloads
mp3
sistem
floppy
disk
steven
music
aim
icon
unfold
sences
safe
movie
guitar
tab
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Most Often Usage
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sense fail bloody romance lyric
sense fail bloody romance
converge fail lyric
converge fail
no fail pie crust
never fail pie crust
dismiss leg fail showdown tottering
lyric sense fail one eight seven
one eight seven sense fail
when all else fail
if all else fail lyric
matchbook romance if all else fail
if all else fail
else fail
else fail if lyric matchbook romance
sense fail let it enfold you lyric
enfold fail it let sense
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