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Translating from English to Dutch

Translations:

fail — to be unsuccessful
→ falen
→ mislukken
→ mislopen
fail — cease to operate
→ mankeren
fail — to fail to achieve something
→ mislukken
→ falen

More translations:

fail
→ er niet in slagen
fail
→ het begeven
fail
→ ontoereikend zijn
fail
→ laten zakken
fail
→ in de steek laten

English definitions WordNet

VERB 11

  1. fail to do something; leave something undone

    • “She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib”
    • “The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account”
    Synonymsneglect

  2. be unsuccessful

    • “Where do today's public schools fail?”
    • “The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably”
    Synonymsgo wrongmiscarry

  3. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

    • “His sense of smell failed him this time”
    • “His strength finally failed him”
    • “His children failed him in the crisis”
    Synonymsbetray
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  1. stop operating or functioning

    • “The engine finally went”
    • “The car died on the road”
    • “The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town”
    • “The coffee maker broke”
    • “The engine failed on the way to town”
    • “her eyesight went after the accident”
    Synonymsgo badgive waydiegive outconk outgobreakbreak down

  2. be unable

    • “I fail to understand your motives”

  3. judge unacceptable

    • “The teacher failed six students”

  4. fail to get a passing grade

    • “She studied hard but failed nevertheless”
    • “Did I fail the test?”
    Synonymsflunkbombflush it

  5. fall short in what is expected

    • “She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law”
    • “We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust”

  6. become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close

    • “The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor”
    • “A number of banks failed that year”

  7. prove insufficient

    • “The water supply for the town failed after a long drought”
    Synonymsrun outgive out

  8. get worse

    • “Her health is declining”