Definitions
Fails - as a verb
Fail to do something; leave something undone
Example: "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"
Be unsuccessful
Example: "Where do today's public schools fail?"
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Disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
Example: "His sense of smell failed him this time"
Stop operating or functioning
Example: "The engine finally went"
Fail to get a passing grade
Example: "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"
Fall short in what is expected
Example: "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"
Become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
Example: "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap mexican labor"
Prove insufficient
Example: "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
Deteriorate
Example: "Her health is declining"
Fails - as a noun
Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
Example: "The project was full of fail."
A failure (condition of being unsuccessful)
A failure (something incapable of success)
A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
A failing grade in an academic examination.
A piece of turf cut from grassland.
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
FAILS has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
FAILS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.
FAILS has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.
