Examples of fail in a sentence verb he failed in his first attempt but succeeded in his second attempt. His first company failed, but his second company succeeded. He felt that he had failed her when she.
(definition of failed from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him. Definition of failed adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
The experiment failed because of poor planning. Discover expressions like "one's nerve failed", "heart. The electricity failed during the storm.
"the engine failed on the way to town "; Uk /ˌfeɪld ˈsteɪt/ noun a state whose political or economic system has become so weak that the government is no longer in control if we turn our back on the developing world we will see more failed.