Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fail of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
fail of
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come short of accomplishing (a purpose); to fail to do.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

fails of (present, singular) failing of (participle, present) failed of (participle, past) failed of (past)

Questions

What does fail of mean?
To come short of accomplishing (a purpose); to fail to do.

How to pronounce fail of

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