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failed

/feɪld/

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verb

To be unsuccessful.

Examples :

"Throughout my life, I have always failed."

outcome achievement

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verb

Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)

Examples :

"The truck failed to start."

achievement outcome action

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verb

Examples :

"The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors."

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Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.

Examples :

"After running five minutes, the engine failed."

machine technical

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To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.

Examples :

"The old car failed to start this morning, leaving me late for work. "

outcome action character situation

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To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.

Examples :

"I failed English last year."

education achievement outcome

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To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.

Examples :

"The professor failed me because I did not complete any of the course assignments."

education achievement

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To miss attaining; to lose.

Examples :

"The student failed the test because he didn't study. "

outcome action achievement

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To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.

Examples :

"The crops failed last year."

outcome achievement business

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To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.

Examples :

"The recipe failed of enough sugar, so the cake tasted bitter. "

outcome condition

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To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.

Examples :

"The old wooden fence failed over time, eventually collapsing in the storm. "

outcome condition action

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To deteriorate in respect to vigour, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker.

Examples :

"A sick man fails."

condition outcome process situation business

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To perish; to die; used of a person.

Examples :

"After a long illness, my grandfather failed peacefully in his sleep. "

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To err in judgment; to be mistaken.

Examples :

"I failed to notice the "wet floor" sign and slipped. "

outcome action achievement

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To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.

Examples :

"The bakery failed after it couldn't pay its suppliers for the flour and sugar. "

business finance economy

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adjective

Examples :

"The failed exam made her feel disappointed. "

outcome achievement

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adjective

Decayed; worn out.

Examples :

"The failed brakes on the old car made it too dangerous to drive. "

condition appearance

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adjective

Examples :

"The failed company left many people without jobs. "

business finance