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fail

verb
  1. get worse
    slip
  2. stop operating or functioning
    break
  3. prove insufficient
    “The water supply for the town failed after a long drought”
    run out
  4. disappoint, prove undependable to
    betray
  5. become bankrupt or insolvent
    “fail financially and close”
  6. fall short in what is expected
    “They failed to meet their obligations.”
  7. fail to get a passing grade
    “They studied hard but failed nevertheless.”
    flunk
  8. judge unacceptable
    “The teacher failed six students”
  9. be unsuccessful
    “Where do today's public schools fail?”
    miscarry
  10. fail to do something
    neglect
  11. be unable
    “I fail to understand your motives”