"fail" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

fail verbo

verbo + fail
Kolokacji: 11
doomed to fail • begin to fail • cause to fail • go to fail • fail by appointing • ...
fail + preposición
Kolokacji: 29
fail during • fail at • fail in • fail after • fail to • ...
fail + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 98
fail miserably • fail utterly • repeatedly fail • fail completely • eventually fail • largely failed • simply fail • fail twice • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 20
1. fail miserably = ponieść całkowitą porażkę fail miserably
2. fail badly = doznaj niepowodzenia źle fail badly
  • The film, when it was released in 1979, failed badly at the box office.
  • I'm not saying they're bad people but their approach to governing this country has badly failed.
  • But his plans always fail very badly and thus end up in a laughter.
  • Clearly Microsoft's technology leadership has failed badly to get that job done.
  • However, the film failed badly at the box office.
  • However the team failed badly, failing to reach the second round of the tournament.
  • The mission failed badly in its attempt to win the trust over the Chinese authorities.
  • He failed badly in school and repeated the same grade level three times before dropping out.
  • Paddy asked, trying to keep the concern from his voice and failing badly.
  • Secondary schools failed because the system couldn't see the different between not too bright and badly behaved.
3. fail as well = doznaj niepowodzenia też fail as well
4. conveniently fail = na korzystnych warunkach doznaj niepowodzenia conveniently fail
(6) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(7) narrowly, generally
Kolokacji: 2
(9) hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 2
(11) entirely, alone
Kolokacji: 2
(13) frequently, occasionally
Kolokacji: 2
(15) catastrophically, safe
Kolokacji: 2
(17) suddenly, gradually
Kolokacji: 2
(18) sadly, lamentably, tragically
Kolokacji: 3
(19) properly, improperly
Kolokacji: 2
(20) disastrously, unfortunately
Kolokacji: 2

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