fail.

fail (fl)

v. failed, fail·ing, fails

v.intr.

1. To prove deficient or lacking; perform ineffectively or inadequately

2. To be unsuccessful

3. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum

4. To prove insufficient in quantity or duration; give out

5. To decline, as in strength or effectiveness

6. To cease functioning properly

7. To give way or be made otherwise useless as a result of excessive strain

8. To become bankrupt or insolvent

v.tr.

1. To disappoint or prove undependable to

2. To abandon; forsake

3. To omit to perform

4. To leave undone; neglect

5.

a. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in

b. To give such a grade of failure to (a student)

n.

1. Failure to deliver securities to a purchaser within a specified time.

2. Failure to receive the proceeds of a transaction, as in the sale of stock or securities, by a specified date.

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