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The correct spelling is fail.
How to pronounce fail
/feɪl/
nounIPA: /feɪl/
Say it like: Fay-l
The correct spelling is fail. Poor quality; substandard workmanship. For example: "The project was full of fail."
Usage Examples
“The project was full of fail.”
“Throughout my life, I have always failed.”
“The truck failed to start.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
- 2.A failure (condition of being unsuccessful)
- 3.A failure (something incapable of success)
- 4.A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
- 5.A failing grade in an academic examination.
verb
- 1.To be unsuccessful.
- 2.Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
- 3.To neglect.
- 4.Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.
- 5.To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.
adjective
- 1.That is a failure.
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