failed

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feɪld/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪld

Verb

failed

  1. simple past and past participle of fail

Adjective

failed (not comparable)

  1. unsuccessful
  2. Decayed; worn out.
  3. Bankrupt.
    The government is unwilling to bail out the failed bank.

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