fail
Unsuccessful; inadequate; unacceptable in some wayUnsuccessful; inadequate; unacceptable in some way.
» Don't fail to call me back.
Не забудь мне перезвонить.
Не забудьте мне перезвонить.
Обязательно мне перезвони.
Обязательно мне перезвоните.
Обов'язково передзвони мені.
Meaning
1 senses(US, slang)Unsuccessful; inadequate; unacceptable in some way.
Examples
1744 sentencesDon't fail to call me back.
Обов'язково передзвони мені. — deniko
ruНе забудь мне перезвонить. — marafon
Tom failed to come on time.
Тому не вдалося прийти вчасно. — deniko
ruТому не удалось прийти вовремя. — marafon
Without your help, I would've failed.
Без твоєї допомоги, я би зазнав невдачі. — deniko
ruБез твоей помощи у меня бы ничего не получилось. — marafon
Why did Tom fail in business?
Чому Том зазнав невдачі у бізнесі? — deniko
Without your help, I would have failed.
Без твоєї допомоги, я би зазнав невдачі. — deniko
ruБез вашей помощи я бы потерпел неудачу. — Hellerick
deOhne deine Hilfe hätte ich versagt. — Wolf
Origin
Inherited from Middle English failen, borrowed from Old French falir, from Vulgar Latin *fInherited from Middle English failen, borrowed from Old French falir, from Vulgar Latin *fallire, alteration of Latin fallere (“to deceive, disappoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāl- (“to lie, deceive”) or Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el- (“to stumble”).
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Forms
more fail, most failLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- failed the test
- failed the exam
- would have failed
- failed the examination
- who failed the
- student who failed
- failing failing
- without fail
- failed miserably
- afraid to fail
- one who failed
- never fails to