Fail

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

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A surname.

Etymology

* As a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened from McPhail. * As a Manx surname, variant of Fayle. * As a south German surname, from the adjective feil (“for sale”).

Forms

plural: Fails

fag · In textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect in the woven…faggot · A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be used for fuel…fail · To be unsuccessful.

Fail · A surname.

failed · unsuccessful failing · weakness; defect Failing · A surname.

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