Synonyms: fail
Definition: get worse
Usage: Her health is declining
Synonyms: break, break down, die, conk out, go, go bad, give out, give way, fail
Definition: stop operating or functioning
Usage: The engine finally went; The car died on the road; The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town; The coffee maker broke; The engine failed on the way to town; her eyesight went after the accident
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Definition: disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
Usage: His sense of smell failed him this time; His strength finally failed him; His children failed him in the crisis
Similar words: let down, disappoint
Definition: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
Usage: Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage
Synonyms: fail
Definition: judge unacceptable
Usage: The teacher failed six students
Similar words: evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Definition: form a critical opinion of
Usage: I cannot judge some works of modern art; How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn't pass judgment on other people