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Grammar : Verb
Spell : feyl
Phonetic Transcription : feɪl



Definition of fails

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French falir (11c., Modern French faillir) "be lacking, miss, not succeed," from Vulgar Latin *fallire, from Latin fallere "to trip, cause to fall;" figuratively "to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, elude; fail, be lacking or defective." Related: Failed; failing. Replaced Old English abreoðan.
  • verb be unsuccessful
  • verb abandon, forsake
  • verb lose money
Example sentences :
  • It is in his attempt to explain the mechanism that we believe Weissman fails.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • When it fails, it is in consequence of some peculiarity in the composition of the ink.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • I'll make one more attempt by myself, and then, if it fails, I'll ask them to aid me.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • That is why an academic education nowadays often fails of its purpose.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • He has a fine Geneva watch, but he fails of the skill to tell the hour by the sun.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • An insufficient current is one which fails to keep the battery charged.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • As it stands, it fails to convey the first design of the great sculptor.
  • Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
  • If he fails on the first topic he may have another draw, but his grade will be reduced.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • If everything else fails, this might be a way out of the difficulty for us.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • There is a solemnity about the repast that strikes but fails to subdue Molly.
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

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