Definition of Fails

1. Verb. (third-person singular of fail) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of fail) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fails

1. fail [v] - See also: fail

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fails

failed back syndrome
failed state
failed states
failer
failers
failest
faileth
failing
failingly
failings
faille
failles
failover
failovers
failproof
fails (current term)
failsafe
failure
failure rate
failure to thrive
failureproof
failures
fain
fainaigue
fainaigued
fainaigues
fainaiguing
faine
faineance
faineances

Literary usage of Fails

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1909)
"... her maturity they ought to increase her gymnastics; but when the physical strength fails and is no longer equal to the duties of magistrate or soldier., ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"... fails most completely. Though one of the most interesting and in many respects beautiful chapters in the book, it is weak in relation to its immediate ..."

3. Philosophical Transactions by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1760)
"It appears from the preceding collection of examples, that when the extremities of the Dutch fails are parallel to the plane of motion, or at right angles ..."

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