mankeren — meaning in English

English meaning

• ail verb To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
• fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.

Senses

mankeren is used for these senses in English:

• ail (transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
• ail (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
• fail (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.

ail — full definition

1. verb To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
2. verb To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.

fail — full definition

1. verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
2. verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
3. verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
4. noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.

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