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(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
v
(intransitive, obsolete) To fail; give out; become faint.
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To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
v
(idiomatic) To do, believe, or pursue something wrong or inappropriate; to take the wrong approach; to follow a false lead; to blame or rebuke the wrong person.
v
(UK dialectal, Scotland) To cause to go astray.
v
To fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
v
(colloquial, of an event or of one's fortunes) To go wrong; to go downhill.
v
To provide alleviation to prevent someone from slamming into the ground at full speed.
v
(figuratively) To depart from a traditional pattern; to defy convention.
v
(idiomatic) To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
v
To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
v
(euphemistic) To die; to pass away.
v
(idiomatic) To suffer a disastrous outcome.
v
(idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.
v
(idiomatic, intransitive) To fail completely; to have no successful result.
v
(slang) To fail to come up with anything; to get nowhere.
v
(intransitive, informal) to die
n
(figuratively) Gradual decline or failure as the result of many minor mishaps.
v
To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc.
v
To fail or flop; to lose popularity.
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(rhetorical) To die many times over (usually as preferred over some other undesirable action or occurrence).
v
To pass away while serving in a usually important position, such as a president or prime minister.
v
(idiomatic) To fail at an early stage or never come to fruition, typically due to neglect, infeasibility, or lack of resources.
v
(idiomatic) To become extinct.
v
(transitive, Britain) To doom; to bring about the demise of someone.
v
(idiomatic) To fail; not to find anything; to produce no successful response.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To lose concentration.
v
(idiomatic) To fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.
v
(informal) To completely fumble or fail an activity, usually in a spectacular fashion.
v
(intransitive) Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.
v
(Internet slang) To be or become trapped in poverty, or in a situation where someone is not doing anything productive with their lives; to become a loser.
v
(Internet slang, video games) To cause or undergo the quick demise of or as a large online social group.
v
(idiomatic) to fall over continuously
v
Alternative form of fall at the last hurdle [(idiomatic) To fail near the end of something.]
v
(idiomatic) To fail near the end of something.
v
(idiomatic, of tasks, issues, problems, items) To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.
v
(idiomatic) To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.
v
To fail at or leave incomplete.
v
To produce no effect; to fail in the intended effect.
v
(figuratively) To fail miserably, especially in an obvious or embarrassing way.
v
(idiomatic) To be defeated or thwarted (by); to suffer ( + of)
v
(Christianity) To lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings.
v
(intransitive) To fall into sin; stray.
v
(idiomatic) To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.
v
(idiomatic) To fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner.
v
Of words, an idea, etc.: to go unheeded.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To cease to be on friendly terms.
v
To cease to be in love (with someone).
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) Of an argument, to fail to be valid.
v
To be affected, or overcome by, a bad situation; used with to.
v
(idiomatic) to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
v
(idiomatic) To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention.
v
To collapse into a crouched kneeling position.
v
(intransitive, dated) To be destined to happen to someone or to fall in someone's possession.
v
To come to nothing; to fail.
v
To benefit in the long run from what seems initially to be a setback.
v
(idiomatic, intransitive) to suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actions
v
(figuratively) To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
v
(transitive, Nigeria, slang) To ignore or forget (someone or something).
v
Obsolete spelling of fail [(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.]
v
(figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
v
To fail, such as a class or an exam.
v
(intransitive) To fail after a promising beginning; to disappoint expectations.
v
(intransitive, by extension) To die.
v
To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
v
(intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
n
(computing) Synonym of flop.
v
To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)
v
Alternative form of forget to take one's medication this morning [(idiomatic, humorous, slang) To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.]
v
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To cast off; scorn.
v
(transitive, dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To overpower; give one too much of anything; surfeit.
v
(intransitive, obsolete) To be slow or dilatory; loiter.
v
(transitive, UK dialectal) To weary with wandering; cause to wander until weary.
n
(psychology) A mistake in speech or action in which a person supposedly shows their true subconscious desires.
v
To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
v
(transitive) To make pregnant.
v
(intransitive) To lose one's way.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another.
v
(boxing, of a pugilist) to droop the head
v
To be unhelpful or inappropriate: usually used in the negative, as "not go amiss", to express that something would be welcome or useful.
v
(intransitive) To behave in an adulterous manner.
v
(intransitive) to become twisted, or turned to one side
v
Of a person or entity, to cease to be reputable and instead become delinquent, criminal, immoral, corrupt or poorly behaved.
v
Synonym of go down the wrong way
v
To catch or contract (an illness).
v
(idiomatic) To worsen or degenerate.
v
(idiomatic) To produce a technically correct result, but with highly undesirable consequences.
v
(slang) To act in a rash, reckless, or headlong manner.
v
(slang) To turn out wrong; to cease to function or exist.
v
(idiomatic) To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.
v
(idiomatic) To fail to make any progress.
v
(idiomatic, colloquial): To take a premature or ill-considered action.
v
To go hopelessly astray.
v
(US) Synonym of fly off at a tangent
v
(dated, euphemistic, idiomatic) To die.
v
Alternative spelling of go pear-shaped [(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, idiomatic) To go wrong; to go awry.]
v
Alternative spelling of go pear-shaped [(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, idiomatic) To go wrong; to go awry.]
v
(euphemistic) To die; to follow a course leading to death or extinction.
v
(idiomatic) To go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to become a thing of the past.
v
(idiomatic) To go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.
v
(idiomatic) Synonym of go the way of the dodo
v
To go out the window; be ruined; be now useless.
v
To deteriorate, get much worse, fall apart.
v
(figuratively) To come to ruin, especially to decline or deteriorate.
v
(idiomatic) To decline or deteriorate shockingly.
v
To go to the wrong place for something; to seek help from a source that cannot provide it.
v
(figuratively, dated) To be lost, destroyed, or otherwise ruined.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.
v
(idiomatic, of two or more people) To gradually become estranged.
v
(rhetoric, academia) To explain something superficially, skipping over important details, perhaps appealing to intuition instead.
v
To be discouraged, ashamed, or embarrassed.
v
Alternative form of go south [(idiomatic) To become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse.]
v
(transitive, poetic, rare) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
v
(idiomatic) To reach a low point in one's pursuits.
v
(Internet slang, transitive) To ignore (a user on a chat system, etc.).
v
To leave or be excluded because of an injury or infirmity
v
(idiomatic, by extension) To experience a decline in quality, appeal, popularity, etc.
v
(intransitive, dated) To acknowledge oneself conquered; to submit, to yield.
v
(intransitive) To fall into error or heresy.
v
(transitive, colloquial) To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor.
v
(transitive) To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally
v
Synonym of lower one's guard
v
(idiomatic) To cease to care about one's appearance, allowing oneself to become unkempt, overweight, etc.
v
To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence.
v
(idiomatic) To dally; to fail to make progress.
n
A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.
v
(transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
v
(idiomatic) To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.
v
(idiomatic) To suffer loss or disadvantage; to experience a setback.
v
(informal) To cease to have a skill or ability, to lose one's touch, to be washed up.
v
(idiomatic) To lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity.
v
(figuratively) To cease to succeed or to follow the right path; to fail.
v
To lose one's way; to become lost.
v
(with 'to') To be defeated (by).
v
(obsolete, idiomatic) To be defeated in a contest.
v
(soccer) Of a team manager: to lose the respect and trust of one's players.
v
(UK, idiomatic) To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters.
v
To forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence.
n
(idiomatic) Synonym of fool's errand
v
(MTE, slang) A slang term for "allow", means allow it. Ex: (leave it, forget or don't worry about it)
v
Alternative form of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque [(idiomatic) To take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.]
v
(in the negative) To fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.
v
Alternative form of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque [(idiomatic) To take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.]
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To lose courage or cause to lose courage.
v
(chiefly Britain) To leave out, to omit.
v
(intransitive) To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.
n
(also chess) An unintentional mouseclick due to jittery or imprecise movement of a mouse.
n
A situation in which an accident or other unfortunate incident is only just avoided.
v
(transitive) To shrug off; to withstand without significant damage or injury.
v
(idiomatic) To lack support, as in an argument, debate, or negotiation.
v
(transitive) To omit or neglect.
v
(by extension) To become proficient in a particular job or task.
n
Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.
v
(idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.
v
(informal) To discontinue something.
v
To be one final unwelcome event that rounds off a series of problems or misfortunes.
n
Alternative spelling of put-down [An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.]
v
(law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
v
(obsolete, intransitive) To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To mismanage to the point of ruin.
v
(idiomatic) To be losing enthusiasm or willingness; to lack motivation.
v
(intransitive) To expire; to come to an end; to be completely used up or consumed.
v
(idiomatic) To run out of energy or motivation.
v
To be nearly used up or consumed.
n
(slang, archaic) A state of enmity or disagreement.
n
(dated) The humbling of a person by act or words.
v
To rid oneself of a malady or its symptoms
v
(transitive) To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent to.
v
(intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.
v
(figuratively, simile) To completely fail.
v
(idiomatic) To err, falter; to make a mistake, especially a seemingly small error.
v
(animation) To adjust the spacing of intermediate frames so as to smoothly accelerate movement of an object as it leaves a resting position.
v
(archaic, idiomatic) To completely fail in one's attempt
v
(idiomatic) To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.
v
(idiomatic) to calm down
v
Alternative form of take the fall [(idiomatic, informal, sports, especially boxing) To willingly lose a match, as in a fixed fight.]
v
(transitive, obsolete, slang) get the better of
v
(colloquial, often in imperative) To change one's attitude or expressed feeling.
v
(idiomatic) To start to become worse; to worsen.
v
(idiomatic) To take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.
v
Alternative form of take the l [(slang) To take the loss; to lose a game or competition.]
v
(idiomatic) To affect, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause destruction.
v
(idiomatic, transitive, chiefly in the negative) To treat casually, without seriousness or worry.
v
Alternative form of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque [(idiomatic) To take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.]
v
(intransitive) To commit an error, make a mistake.
v
(idiomatic) To ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper, to look the other way. To knowingly refuse to acknowledge something which you know to be real.
v
(New Zealand) To go badly awry.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To die.
v
To go to the bad; to become hopelessly obstinate.
v
(intransitive) To fail to last.
v
(colloquial, with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
v
(transitive, idiomatic) Of a person: to be incapable of describing something with words, especially due to fear, shock, or surprise.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away.
v
(idiomatic) To misstep or err.
v
(informal, US sports) To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat.
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