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"His sense of smell failed him this time" "His strength finally failed him" "His children failed him in the crisis"verbdisappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
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"Where do today's public schools fail?" "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"verbbe unsuccessfulOpposite:
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"She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib" "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"verbfail to do something; leave something undone
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"The engine failed on the way to town"verbstop operating or functioningtype of:
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"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"verbprove insufficient
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"She studied hard but failed nevertheless" "Did I fail the test?"verbfail to get a passing gradeOpposite:
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"She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law" "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"verbfall short in what is expected
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verbget worse
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"The teacher failed six students"verbjudge unacceptableOpposite:type of:
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"I fail to understand your motives"be unableOpposite:
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"A number of banks failed that year"become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
Synonyms & Similar Words
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