be unsuccessful
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 46 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 46 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1
| fail |
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| go wrong |
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| miscarry |
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sample sentences
"Where do today's public schools fail?""The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
take it on the chin
miss
overreach
spoil, louse up, fuck up, flub, muck up, foul up, mess up, botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, screw up, ball up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle
strike out
fall
shipwreck
fall through, fall flat, founder, flop