fail of in English

Forms: fails of [present, singular, third-person], failing of [participle, present], failed of [participle, past], failed of [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fail of (third-person singular simple present fails of, present participle failing of, simple past and past participle failed of)

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    {
      "form": "fails of",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "failing of",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "failed of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "failed of",
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        "past"
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        "To come short of accomplishing (a purpose); to fail to do."
      ],
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        "(obsolete) To come short of accomplishing (a purpose); to fail to do."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fail of"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fails of",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "failing of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "failed of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "failed of",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "To come short of accomplishing (a purpose); to fail to do."
      ],
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          "accomplish",
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        "(obsolete) To come short of accomplishing (a purpose); to fail to do."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fail of"
}

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"fail of" meaning in English

Verb