Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fail out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: fail out
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be forced to leave a school or university because of unsatisfactory grades.

Informal; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does fail out mean?: To be forced to leave a school or university because of unsatisfactory grades.

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