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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
.
