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fail to see Definition


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fail
verb failed, failing
    tr & intr
    1. Not to succeed; to be unsuccessful in (an undertaking).
      Thesaurus: miscarry, fall short, miss, lose, neglect, slip, abort, fall flat, go up in smoke; Antonym: succeed, win, triumph.
      Form: fail in something (often)
    2. To judge (a candidate) not good enough to pass a test, etc.
    intr
    3. Said of machinery, a bodily organ, etc: to stop working or functioning.
    intr
    4. Not to manage (to do something).
      Example: failed to pay the bill in time
    5. Not to bother (doing something).
    6. To let (someone) down; to disappoint.
    7. Said of courage, strength, etc: to desert (one) at the time of need.
    intr
    8. To become gradually weaker.
      Thesaurus: decay, lessen, worsen, sink, decline, dwindle, fade, founder, weaken, wane, droop, peter out; Antonym: gain, improve.
    intr
    9. Said of a business, etc: to collapse; to become insolvent or bankrupt.
      Thesaurus: default, go bankrupt, fold, go out of business, go under, go belly up (US slang), go down the tubes (slang); Antonym: prosper.
noun
    1. A failure, especially in an exam.
Idiom: fail to see
    To be unable to understand.
Idiom: without fail
    For certain; with complete regularity and reliability.
      Thesaurus: constantly, dependably, reliably, regularly.
Etymology: 13c: from Latin fallere to deceive or disappoint.



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