Fail blog.
This article was written by Erik’s 9-year-old daughter Sonja, who is guest blogging to earn money.
The FailBlog.com domain name is for sale.
Here are the definitions of “Fail” from Wiktionary:
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪl
[edit] Verb
| Infinitive to fail |
Third person singular fails |
Simple past failed |
Past participle failed |
Present participle failing |
to fail (third-person singular simple present fails, present participle failing, simple past failed, past participle failed)
- (transitive): To not achieve a particular goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive. The engine failed to start.)
- (transitive): To be negligent in one’s duty. (The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.)
- (intransitive): To be unsuccessful in academic pursuits. (I failed in English last year.)
- (intransitive), of a machine, etc.: To cease to operate correctly. (After running five minutes, the engine failed.)
- (transitive): To give a student a non-passing grade, thereby causing the student to fail (3) a class or other academic endeavor.
[edit] Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
[edit] Translations
- Danish: ikke kunne (1); ikke have (2); dumpe (3); standse (4)
- Dutch: falen (3)
- German: scheitern (3)
- Hebrew: להכשל m.
- Russian: провалить (3)
[edit] Noun
| Singular fail |
Plural fails |
fail (plural fails)
- a failure, especially of a financial transaction
- a failing grade in an academic examination
[edit] Derived terms
Who might want to buy FailBlog.com
Someone who fails at a few things.
Someone who fails at a lot of things.
Someone who thinks they’re terrible at something but they’re not.
Someone who is the opposite of a failure.
Someone who thinks they’re the opposite of a failure.
This article was written by Erik’s 9-year-old daughter Sonja, who is guest blogging to earn money.