1. not succeed [intransitive]FAIL to not succeed in achieving something It looks likely that the peace talks will fail. Fail somebody · Fail-safe · Without fail · 日本語

More results · fail · fail somebody · I fail to see/understand · never fail to do something · your courage/will/nerve fails (you) · a failed actor/writer etc.

noun [countable] a fault or weakness I love him, despite his failings. Examples from the Corpus failing • Every failing that we pointed out has since proved to ...

to not do what someone has trusted you to do SYN let somebody down I feel I've failed my children by not spending more time with them.

2 not do something [intransitive]FAIL to not do what is expected, needed, or wantedfail to do something The letter failed to arrive.

3 [countable] informal an occasion when someone is not successful or does something badly My parenting has included some spectacular fails.

23 окт. 2024 г. · to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do: She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed.

an act of not doing something which should be done or which people expect you to do. Failure to produce proof of identity could result in prosecution.

a lack of success in achieving or doing something OPP success Successful people often aren't very good at dealing with failure.

[intransitive, transitive] to not be successful in achieving something. Many diets fail because they are boring. Ultimately all their efforts failed.