fail - Meaning in Tamil

fail - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of fail in English

fail verb

1. get worse

   Example

   • "Her health is declining"
2. stop operating or functioning

   Examples

   • "her eyesight went after the accident"
   • "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"
   • "The car died on the road"
   • "The coffee maker broke"
   • "The engine failed on the way to town"
   • "The engine finally went"
3. prove insufficient

   Example

   • "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
4. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

   Examples

   • "His children failed him in the crisis"
   • "His sense of smell failed him this time"
   • "His strength finally failed him"
5. become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close

   Examples

   • "A number of banks failed that year"
   • "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"
6. fall short in what is expected

   Examples

   • "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"
   • "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"
7. fail to get a passing grade

   Examples

   • "Did I fail the test?"
   • "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"
8. judge unacceptable

   Example

   • "The teacher failed six students"
9. be unsuccessful

   Examples

   • "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
   • "Where do today's public schools fail?"
10. fail to do something; leave something undone

    Examples

    • "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"
    • "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
11. be unable

    Example

    • "I fail to understand your motives"

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