failed

[US]/feɪld/
[UK]/feld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. unsuccessful, not successful
v. to not succeed, to be unsuccessful

Phrases & Collocations

fail in

without fail

never fail to

fail to do

fail safe

fail to resolve

words fail me

Example Sentences

failed to wash the dishes.

failed me in algebra.

a failed coup attempt.

an aircraft with a failed engine.

the party failed to win the mayoralty.

they failed to meet the noon deadline.

He failed through diffidence.

He failed to come.

The drug failed to act.

The warning failed to register.

failed big at the box office.

The candidate failed to connect with the voters.

They failed to deliver on their promises.

The car failed to climb the hill.

He failed in business.

They failed to carry out their objectives.

They failed to carry out the provisions.

He failed to reply.

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