Engelsk verb: fail | |||
1. | fail (om adferd) fail to do something; leave something undone | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | neglect | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | choke, default, default on, lose track, miss, muff, strike out | ||
2. | fail (om adferd) be unsuccessful | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Where do today's public schools fail?. The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | go wrong, miscarry | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, fall, fall flat, fall through, flop, flub, fluff, foul up, founder, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, miss, muck up, muff, overreach, screw up, shipwreck, spoil, strike out, take it on the chin | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, come through, win | ||
3. | fail (om følelse) disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His sense of smell failed him this time. His strength finally failed him. His children failed him in the crisis. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | betray | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | disappoint, let down | ||
4. | fail (om endring) stop operating or functioning | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | These cars won't fail | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | break, break down, conk out, die, give out, give way, go, go bad | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | change | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | blow, blow out, burn out, crash, go down, malfunction, misfire, misfunction | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | break, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | ||
5. | fail (om adferd) be unable | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I fail to understand your motives. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off | ||
6. | fail (om adferd) judge unacceptable | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The teacher failed six students. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | bomb, fail, flunk, flush it | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | pass | ||
7. | fail (om adferd) fail to get a passing grade | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She studied hard but failed nevertheless. Did I fail the test?. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bomb, flunk, flush it | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | fail, fail | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | make it, pass | ||
8. | fail (om adferd) fall short in what is expected | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law. We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | bomb, fail, flunk, flush it | ||
9. | fail (om forhold) become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor. A number of banks failed that year. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
10. | fail (om endring) prove insufficient | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The water supply for the town failed after a long drought. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | give out, run out | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
11. | fail (om endring) get worse | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Her health is declining. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | decline, worsen | ||