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fail
verb
to
not
succeed
in
achieving
something
or
doing
what
is
expected
or
required
•
After
months
of
practice
,
the
team
still
failed
to
win
the
championship
.
After
months
of
practice
,
the
team
still
failed
to
win
the
championship
.
•
If
you
forget
to
water
the
plant
,
it
will
fail
to
grow
and
its
leaves
will
turn
brown
.
If
you
forget
to
water
the
plant
,
it
will
fail
to
grow
and
its
leaves
will
turn
brown
.
From
Old
French
‘
faillir
’ “
be
lacking
,
not
succeed
,”
from
Latin
‘
fallere
’ “
to
deceive
,
disappoint
.”
