fails

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fails^¹

/feɪlz/

Rhymes with -eɪlz

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of fail

noun

plural plural of fail

Fails^²

proper noun

plural plural of Fail

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: flunk, miscarry, neglect, go wrong, die, break down, betray, conk out, break, give way, run out, give out, bomb, go, flush it, abort

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@misc{fails_2026,
  title = {fails},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fails},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}