rater — meaning in English

English meaning

• botch verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
• bungle verb To perform a task badly through carelessness or lack of skill; to botch.
• fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
• miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.

Senses

rater is used for these senses in English:

• botch (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
• botch To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
• bungle (transitive) To incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble.
• fail (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
• fail (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
• fail (ambitransitive) To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
• mess up (transitive) To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
• miss (transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.

botch — full definition

1. verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
2. noun A poorly done piece of work; a mess.

bungle — full definition

1. verb To perform a task badly through carelessness or lack of skill; to botch.
2. noun A poorly handled situation caused by incompetence; a blunder.

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