FAIL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • get worse
   Usage Example(s)
   • Her health is declining
   Hypernyms(s) fail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • worsen (what does worsen mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
2. Meaning
   • stop operating or functioning
   Synonym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • break down (what does break down mean?)
   • conk out (what does conk out mean?)
   • die (what does die mean?)
   • give out (what does give out mean?)
   • give way (what does give way mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • go bad (what does go bad mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The engine finally went
   • The car died on the road
   • The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
   • The coffee maker broke
   • The engine failed on the way to town
   • her eyesight went after the accident
   Hypernyms(s) fail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crash (what does crash mean?)
   • go down (what does go down mean?)
   • blow out (what does blow out mean?)
   • burn out (what does burn out mean?)
   • blow (what does blow mean?)
   • misfire (what does misfire mean?)
   • malfunction (what does malfunction mean?)
   • misfunction (what does misfunction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • breakdown (what does breakdown mean?)
   • equipment failure (what does equipment failure mean?)
   • failure (what does failure mean?)
3. Meaning
   • prove insufficient
   Synonym(s)
   • give out (what does give out mean?)
   • run out (what does run out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The water supply for the town failed after a long drought
4. Meaning
   • disappoint, prove undependable to
   • abandon, forsake
   Synonym(s)
   • betray (what does betray mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • His sense of smell failed him this time
   • His strength finally failed him
   • His children failed him in the crisis
   Hypernyms(s) fail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disappoint (what does disappoint mean?)
   • let down (what does let down mean?)
5. Meaning
   • become bankrupt or insolvent
   • fail financially and close
   Usage Example(s)
   • The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor
   • A number of banks failed that year
   Derived(s)
   • bankruptcy (what does bankruptcy mean?)
   • failure (what does failure mean?)
6. Meaning
   • fall short in what is expected
   Usage Example(s)
   • She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law
   • We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust
   Derived(s)
   • failure (what does failure mean?)
   • failing (what does failing mean?)
   • weakness (what does weakness mean?)
7. Meaning
   • fail to get a passing grade
   Synonym(s)
   • bomb (what does bomb mean?)
   • flunk (what does flunk mean?)
   • flush it (what does flush it mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She studied hard but failed nevertheless
   • Did I fail the test?
   Antonym(s)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • make it (what does make it mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • turkey (what does turkey mean?)
   • bomb (what does bomb mean?)
   • dud (what does dud mean?)
   • failing (what does failing mean?)
8. Meaning
   • judge unacceptable
   Usage Example(s)
   • The teacher failed six students
   Hypernyms(s) fail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • failing (what does failing mean?)
9. Meaning
   • be unsuccessful
   Synonym(s)
   • go wrong (what does go wrong mean?)
   • miscarry (what does miscarry mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Where do today’’s public schools fail?
   • The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
   Antonym(s)
   • succeed (what does succeed mean?)
   • win (what does win mean?)
   • come through (what does come through mean?)
   • bring home the bacon (what does bring home the bacon mean?)
   • deliver the goods (what does deliver the goods mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • take it on the chin (what does take it on the chin mean?)
   • miss (what does miss mean?)
   • overreach (what does overreach mean?)
   • botch (what does botch mean?)
   • bumble (what does bumble mean?)
   • fumble (what does fumble mean?)
   • botch up (what does botch up mean?)
   • muff (what does muff mean?)
   • blow (what does blow mean?)
   • flub (what does flub mean?)
   • screw up (what does screw up mean?)
   • ball up (what does ball up mean?)
   • spoil (what does spoil mean?)
   • muck up (what does muck up mean?)
   • bungle (what does bungle mean?)
   • fluff (what does fluff mean?)
   • bollix (what does bollix mean?)
   • bollix up (what does bollix up mean?)
   • bollocks (what does bollocks mean?)
   • bollocks up (what does bollocks up mean?)
   • bobble (what does bobble mean?)
   • mishandle (what does mishandle mean?)
   • louse up (what does louse up mean?)
   • foul up (what does foul up mean?)
   • mess up (what does mess up mean?)
   • fuck up (what does fuck up mean?)
   • strike out (what does strike out mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   • shipwreck (what does shipwreck mean?)
   • fall through (what does fall through mean?)
   • fall flat (what does fall flat mean?)
   • founder (what does founder mean?)
   • flop (what does flop mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • miscarriage (what does miscarriage mean?)
   • abortion (what does abortion mean?)
   • failure (what does failure mean?)
   • failure (what does failure mean?)
   • failure (what does failure mean?)
   • loser (what does loser mean?)
   • nonstarter (what does nonstarter mean?)
   • unsuccessful person (what does unsuccessful person mean?)
   • failure (what does failure mean?)
10. Meaning
    • fail to do something
    • leave something undone
    Synonym(s)
    • neglect (what does neglect mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hyponym(s)
    • strike out (what does strike out mean?)
    • default (what does default mean?)
    • default on (what does default on mean?)
    • choke (what does choke mean?)
    • muff (what does muff mean?)
    • miss (what does miss mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • negligence (what does negligence mean?)
    • neglect (what does neglect mean?)
    • neglectfulness (what does neglectfulness mean?)
    • failure (what does failure mean?)
11. Meaning
    • be unable
    Usage Example(s)
    • I fail to understand your motives
    Antonym(s)
    • pull off (what does pull off mean?)
    • negociate (what does negociate mean?)
    • bring off (what does bring off mean?)
    • carry off (what does carry off mean?)
    • manage (what does manage mean?)