FAIL definition: 1. to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do: 2. if none of our plans…. Learn more.
- With no chance of failure: Be here at noon without fail. 2. Every single time: "Always we get a good rain on Labor Day, without fail—like clockwork" (Rick Bass). "Whenever he returned to his hut, almost without fail some money was missing from the basket" (Paul Theroux).
failure [now only in the phrase without fail, without failing (to occur, do something, etc.)] Idioms: fail of
without fail ⇒ definitely; with certainty Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French faillir, ultimately from Latin fallere to disappoint; probably related to Greek phēlos deceitful
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FAIL definition: to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved. See examples of fail used in a sentence.
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"Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably "; - go wrong, miscarry Not do something; leave something undone "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account "; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib "; - neglect Fall short in what is expected