Synonyms: decline, recede
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /feɪ̯l/ |
| Hyphenation | fail |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑓𐑱𐑤 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) fail | (I) failed |
| (thou) failest | (thou) failedst |
| (he) fails, faileth | (he) failed |
| (we) fail | (we) failed |
| (you) fail | (you) failed |
| (they) fail | (they) failed |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) fail | (I) failed |
| (thou) fail | (thou) failed |
| (he) fail | (he) failed |
| (we) fail | (we) failed |
| (you) fail | (you) failed |
| (they) fail | (they) failed |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| failing | failed |
| Dutch | achteruitgaan; mislukken |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | malprosperi |