Dictionary Check: fail
"fail" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
8
points
Definition
verb
fail to do something; leave something undone
Example:
"She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"
verb
be unsuccessful
Example:
"Where do today's public schools fail?"
verb
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
Example:
"His sense of smell failed him this time"
verb
stop operating or functioning
Example:
"The engine finally went"
verb
be unable
Example:
"I fail to understand your motives"
verb
judge unacceptable
Example:
"The teacher failed six students"
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