fail — to be unsuccessful in achieving something
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be unsuccessful in achieving something
Pronunciation (IPA): /feɪl/
Korean meaning: 실패하다, 실수하다
Korean pronunciation: 페일 (강세: 페일)
Example Sentences
- My phone battery always fails me during important calls.
- If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
- I failed so badly at cooking that even my dog refused to eat it.
fail
VERB//feɪl//
to be unsuccessful in achieving something
💡 Concept
He swings the bat but fails to hit the ball.
🎵 Rhyme
The scale will fail to weigh the whale!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/feɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/feɪl/
🌳Etymology
Rootfail
Origin
라틴어 'fallere'에서 유래되었습니다. 원래 '속이다, 실망시키다'라는 뜻이었는데, 시간이 지나면서 '실패하다'라는 의미로 발전했습니다. 마치 기대를 속이듯 실패하게 되었다는 스토리가 담겨있네요.
🎵Rhyme
paletalescalewhalenail
pale
tale
scale
whale
nail
🔗Collocations
fail an exam
fail to understand
without fail
epic fail
fail miserably
bound to fail
fail-safe system
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My phone battery always fails me during important calls.”
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”
😄 Fun example
“I failed so badly at cooking that even my dog refused to eat it.”
“Don't fail to submit your assignment by Friday.”
😄 Fun example
“My attempt to look cool in front of my crush was an epic fail.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
flunkcollapsebombmess upfall short
Antonyms
succeedpassachieve
Related
failureunsuccessfuldefeatmistakeerror
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