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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
  1. To not achieve a particular goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive. The engine failed to start.)
  2. To be negligent in one's duty. (The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.)
  3. To be unsuccessful in academic pursuits. (I failed in English last year.)
  4. of a machine, etc.: To cease to operate correctly. (After running five minutes, the engine failed.)
  5. To give a student a non-passing grade, thereby causing the student to fail (3) a class or other academic endeavor.
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