How do you pronounce faile?

The recorded pronunciation is /fˈeɪl/.

faile

/fˈeɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

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"And lest by her long talke she should be found to trip or faile in her words, she filled their laps with gold, silver, and Jewels, and commanded Zephyrus to carry them away."
"But none can be got, which pleases him the thoughts of, for, if the Exchequer should succeede in this, his office would faile."

failes (present, singular) failing (participle, present) failed (participle, past) failed (past) Failes (plural)

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