The meaning of FAIL is to lose strength : weaken. How to use fail in a sentence.

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Definition of failed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If a quality or ability that you have fails you, or if it fails, it is not good enough in a particular situation to enable you to do what you want to do. For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him. [VERB …

to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning. to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an …

failed definition: having not passed a test or exam. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "one's nerve failed", "heart …

failed, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

1. to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed. 2. to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an examination, class, or …

"The engine failed on the way to town "; - go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out [informal], go, break, break down, pack up [Brit, informal], give up the ghost [informal]

Synonyms for FAILED: unsuccessful, failing, inauspicious, collapsing, unpromising, no-good, washing-out, declining; Antonyms of FAILED: successful, going, triumphant, promising, prosperous, thriving, …