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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
.”
noun
an
act
or
example
of
something
going
wrong
or
being
very
unsuccessful
,
especially
in
an
obvious
or
embarrassing
way
•
The
selfie
where
the
camera
lens
was
covered
by
her
finger
was
a
complete
fail
.
The
selfie
where
the
camera
lens
was
covered
by
her
finger
was
a
complete
fail
.
•
Social
media
users
love
sharing
cooking
fails
where
the
cake
collapses
in
the
oven
.
Social
media
users
love
sharing
cooking
fails
where
the
cake
collapses
in
the
oven
.
noun
a
mark
or
grade
that
shows
a
student
has
not
reached
the
minimum
standard
to
pass
a
test
or
course
•
Scoring
below
50
percent
is
an
automatic
fail
in
this
class
.
Scoring
below
50
percent
is
an
automatic
fail
in
this
class
.
•
Jacob
’
s
final
exam
was
marked
as
a
fail
,
so
he
has
to
retake
the
course
.
Jacob
’
s
final
exam
was
marked
as
a
fail
,
so
he
has
to
retake
the
course
.
interjection
used
to
show
that
someone
or
something
has
done
something
very
badly
or
unsuccessfully
•
You
posted
the
wrong
link
to
the
tickets
—
Fail
!
You
posted
the
wrong
link
to
the
tickets
—
Fail
!
•
He
tried
to
juggle
three
eggs
and
dropped
them
all
—
Fail
!
He
tried
to
juggle
three
eggs
and
dropped
them
all
—
Fail
!
failure
noun
lack
of
success
in
doing
or
achieving
something
•
After
months
of
training
,
the
team's
failure
to
win
the
final
match
left
them
disappointed
.
After
months
of
training
,
the
team's
failure
to
win
the
final
match
left
them
disappointed
.
•
He
learned
more
from
failure
than
from
all
his
victories
.
He
learned
more
from
failure
than
from
all
his
victories
.
Early
1600s
:
from
French
‘
faillir
’
meaning
‘
to
fail
’
plus
the
suffix
‘
-ure
’
forming
nouns
.
noun
a
person
or
thing
that
does
not
succeed
•
Jason
felt
like
a
failure
when
he
lost
his
job
.
Jason
felt
like
a
failure
when
he
lost
his
job
.
•
The
new
phone
model
turned
out
to
be
a
commercial
failure
.
The
new
phone
model
turned
out
to
be
a
commercial
failure
.
noun
a
breakdown
or
stopping
of
proper
working
in
a
machine
,
system
,
or
part
of
the
body
•
The
engine
failure
forced
the
pilot
to
make
an
emergency
landing
.
The
engine
failure
forced
the
pilot
to
make
an
emergency
landing
.
•
Sudden
power
failure
plunged
the
city
into
darkness
.
Sudden
power
failure
plunged
the
city
into
darkness
.
noun
the
act
of
not
doing
something
that
is
required
or
expected
•
Failure
to
wear
a
seat
belt
can
result
in
a
fine
.
Failure
to
wear
a
seat
belt
can
result
in
a
fine
.
•
The
company
closed
for
failure
to
pay
taxes
.
The
company
closed
for
failure
to
pay
taxes
.
