fail

Definition

Examples

Several projects fail because of poor planning and weak communication.

Word Family

Synonyms

• collapsean abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
• fall throughhaving a meaning similar to fail
• flunkfailure to reach a minimum required performance

Collocations

• Easy fail a test
  to fail a test, meaning to fail to do something; leave something undone
• Medium fail to meet the deadline
  to fail to meet the deadline, meaning to fail to do something; leave something undone
• Hard fail audit compliance standards
  to fail audit compliance standards, meaning to fail to do something; leave something undone
• Very Hard banks too big to fail doctrine
  to banks too big to fail doctrine, meaning to tip laterally