A2noun · countable / uncountable · common

fail

fail · fails

A failure, especially of a financial transactionA failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).

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/feɪl/

» Don't fail to call me back.

Не забудь мне перезвонить. — marafon

Не забудьте мне перезвонить. — marafon

Обязательно мне перезвони. — marafon

Обязательно мне перезвоните. — marafon

Обов'язково передзвони мені. — deniko

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Meaning

5 senses

(countable, uncountable)A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
(countable, uncountable)A failing grade in an academic examination.
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)A failure (something incapable of success).
(slang, uncountable)Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
The project was full of fail.
A piece of turf cut from grassland.

Examples

1744 sentences

Don't fail to call me back.
Обов'язково передзвони мені. — deniko
ruНе забудь мне перезвонить. — marafon
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Tom failed to come on time.
Тому не вдалося прийти вчасно. — deniko
ruТому не удалось прийти вовремя. — marafon
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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
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Why did Tom fail in business?
Чому Том зазнав невдачі у бізнесі? — deniko
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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
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English failen, borrowed from Old French falir, from Vulgar Latin *f

Inherited 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”).

Unknown. Compare Scottish Gaelic fàl (“hedge”), Scots faill (“turf”). Attested from the 16th century.

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