Letters that make fail
a, f, l, i are letters that make 'fail'
fails is a word created by adding a letter to 'fail'
11 possible definitions for 'fail'
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
"She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law", "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
conk out, go bad, die, break down, give way, give out, go, break have the same meaning as 'fail'
'fail' can be a type of change.
misfunction, go down, blow out, burn out, blow, misfire, malfunction, crash are types of 'fail'.
breakdown, breakable, failure, equipment failure are derivatives of 'fail'.
die, cash in one's chips, expire, perish, kick the bucket, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, snuff it, pass, pass away, exit, choke, conk, croak, go, break, decease are verb groups of 'fail'.
"The engine finally went", "The car died on the road", "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town", "The coffee maker broke", "The engine failed on the way to town", "her eyesight went after the accident"
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
failure, bankruptcy are derivatives of 'fail'.
"The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor", "A number of banks failed that year"
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
pass has the opposite meaning of fail
'fail' can be a type of evaluate, judge, pass judgment.
"The teacher failed six students"
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
"She studied hard but failed nevertheless", "Did I fail the test?"
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
bring home the bacon, succeed, win, come through, deliver the goods have the opposite meaning of 'fail'
screw up, mess up, strike out, take it on the chin, botch, bodge, botch up, ball up, muck up, bollix, bollocks up, louse up, foul up, fuck up, fall through, fall flat, miss, fluff, bumble, overreach, spoil, blow, shipwreck, founder, mishandle, flop, fall, bollix up, bollocks, fumble, muff, bobble, bungle, flub are types of 'fail'.
loser, unsuccessful person, abortion, miscarriage, failure, nonstarter are derivatives of 'fail'.
"Where do today's public schools fail?", "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
"I fail to understand your motives"
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
betray has the same meaning as fail
'fail' can be a type of disappoint, let down.
"His sense of smell failed him this time", "His strength finally failed him", "His children failed him in the crisis"
Under this definition, fail is a verb and has the following properties:
neglect has the same meaning as fail
lose track, default on, strike out, default, choke, muff, miss are types of 'fail'.
neglectfulness, neglect, failure, negligence are derivatives of 'fail'.
"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"