fail
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
To break down or cease to work properly.
NERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v6
Senses
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get worse
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stop operating or functioning
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prove insufficient
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disappoint, prove undependable to
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become bankrupt or insolvent
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fall short in what is expected
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fail to get a passing grade
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judge unacceptable
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be unsuccessful
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fail to do something
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be unable
Classifications
Cognitive
—60%llm-generatedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
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Automation
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Variants
- synonym
- betraybreakflunkmiscarryneglectrun outslip
- pasttense
- failed
- presentparticiple
- failing
- thirdpersonsingular
- fails
- pastparticiple
- failed