failed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of failed
First recorded in 1650–60; fail ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The company in 2025 was selected to participate in a multi-year federal initiative assessing the viability of quantum computing, but failed to progress to the second stage of the program.
From Barron's
‘I am sorry I failed us,’ he wrote on X.
From Los Angeles Times
But hopes that being relieved of the captaincy would result in a return to his best batting form have failed to come true.
From BBC
It was the first time my stomach had been full since the potatoes had failed.
From Literature
But previous efforts have failed, and it is unclear how much its success would change the war.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
