fail
verb13 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.0
never fail8.0
used to say that something is always successful or effective
to fail in a way that causes unhappiness or pity
to fail in a very dramatic and noticeable way
to fail in a very bad or disappointing way
to not do something at all that you should have done
to not do something at all that you should have done
try and fail8.0
to make an attempt but not succeed
used to say that something is certain to happen or be successful
to be very likely or certain to fail
to be certain to fail, often with a negative or tragic outcome
to be certain to fail because of fate or circumstances
to be very unlikely to fail
fail in sth8.5
to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or do
Collocations with "fail"
fail + ...
appealapproachattackattemptbidbrakebusinesscampaignclaimcompanycropdiplomacyeconomyeffortengineenterpriseexperimenteyesightfirmgambleharvesthealthheartinitiativelightmanoeuvremarriagemergermissionmovenegotiationnerveplanrebellionreferendumreformrelationshiprevolutionschemesightsignalstrategystrengthsystemtactictalkword