fail
US
/feɪl/
UK
/feɪl/
Meaning
To be unsuccessful in doing something or achieving a desired result.
किसी काम में सफल न होना या मनचाहा नतीजा हासिल न कर पाना।
Examples
“He failed to submit the application before the deadline.”
“I studied hard but still failed the driving test.”
“The project’s failure to meet its goals disappointed the team.”
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Not natural: She failed to passed the exam.
Better: She failed to pass the exam.
After “fail to,” use the base form of the verb, not its past tense.
“Fail to” के बाद verb का base form आता है, past form नहीं।
Not natural: I failed in my driving test.
Better: I failed my driving test.
With an exam or test, “fail” usually takes the test as its direct object.
Exam या test के साथ आम तौर पर “fail” के बाद सीधे test का नाम आता है।
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Use “fail to” before a verb, but say “fail an exam” without “in” in the usual phrasing.
Verb से पहले “fail to” लगाएँ, लेकिन आम तौर पर “fail an exam” कहें—“fail in an exam” नहीं।