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fail (verb), fails; failed; failing
1. To be unsuccessful in trying to do something: Marvin found out that he had failed to pass his math exam.
2. To be incapable of doing something or unwilling to do it: At least one student in class failed to understand the last question on the examination.
3. To fall short of the standard required to pass an examination, course, or piece of academic work: Shirley failed her Spanish exam because she didn't study the necessary assignments.
4. To judge that someone is not good enough to pass an examination, course, or piece of academic work: Mr. Smith had to tell three students that they had failed the science examination.
5. To stop working or not performing or growing as expected: The brakes on the car failed when Mary tried to stop her car before going through a red light.
6. To collapse financially or becoming insolvent or bankrupt: Janet's small business failed because new trade agreements did not allow her to import popular products.
7. To abandon, to forsake, or to let someone down by not doing what is expected or needed: June's neighbor failed her sister by being too late for their appointment.
8. To lose strength, loudness, or brightness: The light started to fail just when Alisa needed it.
9. Etymology: from Old French falir, Modern French faillir, "be lacking, miss, not succeed"; from Common or Vulgar Latin fallire; from Latin fallere, "to trip, to cause to fall"; figuratively, "to deceive, to trick, to dupe, to cheat, to elude"; fail, "be lacking" or "being defective".
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failing (preposition)
In the absence of something, being without: Failing progress in the peace process resulted in more attacks taking place.

The members of the committee thought that presenting the advantages of getting together for the project would be a good reason for combining their skills or, failing that, they would just have to cancel the proposal.

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failing (s) (noun), failings (pl)
1. Conditions resulting in a weakness: Fred's physical failings are preventing any possibility that he will be a professional baseball player.
2. Not doing something successfully; such as, not passing a course of study or not working properly: Henry has had previous failings in his biology class at school.
3. A weak point that makes someone or something less effective: Sue has had several failings as a successful writer.
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