Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fail | No | No | Yes | No |
decline | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fail (noun) | decline (noun) |
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a downward slope or bend | |
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current | |
change toward something smaller or lower | |
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline |
fail (verb) | decline (verb) |
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stop operating or functioning | grow smaller |
deteriorate | grow worse |
prove insufficient | show unwillingness towards |
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake | inflect for number, gender, case, etc. |
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close | go down |
be unsuccessful | fall in value |
fail to get a passing grade | not accept as true |
fail to do something; leave something undone | |
judge unacceptable | |
be unable | |
fall short in what is expected |