Examples of fail in a Sentence Verb He failed in his first attempt but succeeded in his second attempt. His first company failed, but his second company succeeded. He felt that he had failed her when she …

FAIL definition: 1. to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do: 2. if none of our plans…. Learn more.

FAIL definition: to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved. See examples of fail used in a sentence.

1. A failing grade: The student received a fail on the final paper. 2. Informal Something that does not achieve the desired result; a failure: My first attempt to make flourless cookies was a big fail.

Synonyms: not pass, be unsuccessful, flunk [informal], screw up [informal] More Synonyms of fail

fail /feɪl/ v. to fall short of success or achievement; to be unsuccessful (in doing):[no object] The experiment failed. (of some expected or usual resource) to turn out to be of no use or help to:[~ + …

Fail definition: To prove deficient or lacking; perform ineffectively or inadequately.

Definition of fail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The verb fail describes something that stops working, like brakes in a car that fail, or is found to be unacceptable, like restaurants that fail their inspection for cleanliness.

It never fails to rain [=it always rains] when I plan to take a day off. I fail to see/understand [=I don't see/understand] why we need to change the current system. [=I don't think we need to change it]