Definitions
To not succeed, stop working, or fall short.
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“Throughout my life, I have always failed.”
“The truck failed to start.”
“The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.”
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01“Not succeed”4 letters
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