failing

Found in thesaurus: imperfectness, imperfection, failure

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failing
prep. in absence of, if not
 
n. failure, lack of success; shortcoming, defect, fault
 
adj. unsuccessful; tiring, weakening, becoming less
 
fail
v. be unsuccessful; make unsuccessful; not do; be weakened; disappoint; go bankrupt; be stopped; be used up, run out

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failing

Noun
1. a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
(synonym) weakness
(hypernym) imperfection, imperfectness
(hyponym) insufficiency, inadequacy
(derivation) fail
2. failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"
(antonym) passing, pass, qualifying
(hypernym) failure
(derivation) fail

Adjective
1. unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"
(synonym) failed
(similar) unsuccessful
2. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"
(similar) unsatisfactory

 
fail

Verb
1. fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
(synonym) neglect
(hyponym) strike out
(derivation) failure
2. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
(synonym) go wrong, miscarry
(antonym) succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
(hyponym) take it on the chin
(derivation) failure
3. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
(synonym) betray
(hypernym) disappoint, let down
4. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
(synonym) go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) crash, go down
(verb-group) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(derivation) failure
5. be unable; "I fail to understand your motives"
(antonym) pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage
6. judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students"
(antonym) pass
(hypernym) judge
(verb-group) flunk, bomb, flush it
(derivation) failing
7. fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
(synonym) flunk, bomb, flush it
(antonym) pass, make it
(derivation) failing
8. fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"
(verb-group) flunk, bomb, flush it
(derivation) failure
9. become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close; "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year"
(derivation) bankruptcy, failure
10. prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
(synonym) run out, give out
11. get worse; "Her health is declining"
(hypernym) worsen, decline


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failing
předlož. kdyby to nešlo
 
n. slabina; vada; nedostatek
 
fail
v. neuspět; selhat; nechat propadnout; neudělat co; nesplnit (čí) očekávání; nevydařit se; horšit se; selhat; vždycky udělá

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failing
Conj. w przeciwnym razie
 
Rzecz. wada; słabość
 
fail
Czas. nie udawać się (komuś); oblać; nie zrobić czegoś; zaniedbywać coś; zepsuć się; zawodzić; nie powieść się; omieszkać

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名落孙山
ming2 luo4 sun1 shan1
Falling behind Sun Shan.
To fail in a competitive examination or a contest.