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fail

The correct spelling is fail.

How to pronounce fail

/feɪl/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
  2. 2.A failure (condition of being unsuccessful)
  3. 3.A failure (something incapable of success)
  4. 4.A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
  5. 5.A failing grade in an academic examination.

verb

  1. 1.To be unsuccessful.
  2. 2.Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
  3. 3.To neglect.
  4. 4.Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.
  5. 5.To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.

adjective

  1. 1.That is a failure.

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