mislukken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
Senses
mislukken is used for these senses in English:
- break down (intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.
- miscarry To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). [from 16th c.]
fail — full definition
- verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
- verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
- verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
- noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.