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fail

გამოთქმა: /feɪl/

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1a mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test: [as modifier]:a fail grade
  • 2 informal a mistake, failure, or instance of poor performance:their customer service is a massive fail [mass noun]:his first product demo was full of fail

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1be unsuccessful in achieving one’s goal:he failed in his attempt to secure election [with infinitive]:they failed to be ranked in the top ten
  • [with object] be unsuccessful in (an examination or interview):she failed her finals
  • [with object] (of a person or a commodity) be unable to meet the standards set by (a test of quality or eligibility):a player has failed a drugs test
  • [with object] judge (a candidate in an examination or test) not to have passed: the criteria used to pass or fail the candidate
  • 2neglect to do something: [with infinitive]:the firm failed to give adequate risk warnings
  • [with infinitive] behave in a way contrary to expectations by not doing something:commuter chaos has again failed to materialize
  • [with object] desert or let down (someone):at the last moment her nerve failed her
  • 3cease to work properly; break down:a lorry whose brakes had failed
  • become weaker or of poorer quality:the light began to fail (as adjective failing)his failing health
  • (of rain or a crop or supply) be insufficient when needed or expected: the drought means crops have failed
  • (of a business or a person) cease trading because of lack of funds: he lost his savings when the store failed

too big to fail

(of a financial organization or other business) so important to the economy of a country that a government or central bank must take measures to prevent it from ceasing to trade or going bankrupt: he caused a stir earlier this month when he said that no company was too big to fail

without fail

with no exception; always:he writes every week without fail

სინონიმები

ანტონიმები

  • bring home the bacon
  • bring off
  • carry off
  • come through
  • deliver the goods
  • make it
  • manage
  • negociate
  • pass
  • pull off
  • succeed
  • win