FAILING

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VERB
  • Definition - To be unsuccessful.
  • Example - Throughout my life, I have always failed.
  • Definition - Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
  • Example - The truck failed to start.
  • Definition - To neglect.
  • Example - The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.
  • Definition - Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.
  • Example - After running five minutes, the engine failed.
  • Definition - To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.
  • Example - After running five minutes, the engine failed.
  • Definition - To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
  • Example - I failed English last year.
  • Definition - To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
  • Example - The professor failed me because I did not complete any of the course assignments.
  • Definition - To miss attaining; to lose.
  • Example - The professor failed me because I did not complete any of the course assignments.
  • Definition - To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
  • Example - The crops failed last year.
  • Definition - To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.
  • Example - The crops failed last year.
  • Definition - To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.
  • Example - The crops failed last year.
  • Definition - To deteriorate in respect to vigour, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker.
  • Example - A sick man fails.
  • Definition - To perish; to die; used of a person.
  • Example - A sick man fails.
  • Definition - To err in judgment; to be mistaken.
  • Example - A sick man fails.
  • Definition - To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.
  • Example - A sick man fails.
NOUN
  • Definition - Weakness; defect
  • Example - His worst failing is his temper.
PREPOSITION
  • Definition - If the preferred or prior option is not possible
  • Example - A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.
Words in your word
7 Letter Words
failing 11
6 Letter Words
filing 10 finial 9 ailing 7 nilgai 7
5 Letter Words
fagin 9 fling 9 final 8 algin 6 align 6 liang 6 ligan 6 linga 6
4 Letter Words
fang 8 flag 8 alif 7 fail 7 fain 7 fila 7 flan 7 naif 7 agin 5 gain 5 glia 5 lang 5 ling 5 anil 4 ilia 4 inia 4 lain 4 nail 4
3 Letter Words
fag 7 fig 7 gif 7 fan 6 fil 6 fin 6 gal 4 gan 4 gin 4 lag 4 nag 4 ail 3 ain 3 ani 3 lin 3 nil 3
2 Letter Words
fa 5 if 5 ag 3 gi 3 ai 2 al 2 an 2 in 2 la 2 li 2 na 2
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