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fail

/feɪl/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. verb

    fail to do something; leave something undone

    She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib

  2. verb

    be unsuccessful

    Where do today's public schools fail?

  3. verb

    disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

    His sense of smell failed him this time

  4. verb

    stop operating or functioning

    The engine finally went

  5. verb

    be unable

    I fail to understand your motives

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