fail+to+reach

  • 71miss the mark — verb a) To fail to hit the target This manifesto missed the mark and they failed to enlist peoples attention as they had hoped. b) To fail to reach the result that was intended …

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  • 72short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ …

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  • 73short — short1 [ ʃɔrt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height/distance ▸ 2 time: not long ▸ 3 expressed in few words ▸ 4 with fewer words/letters ▸ 5 not having enough ▸ 6 about memory ▸ 7 rude and unfriendly ▸ 8 about vowel/syllable ▸ 9 full of butter/fat ▸ …

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  • 74flunk — [[t]flʌ̱ŋk[/t]] flunks, flunking, flunked VERB If you flunk an exam or a course, you fail to reach the required standard. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] [V n] Your son is upset because he flunked a history exam. Syn: fail …

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  • 75miscarried — mɪs kærɪ v. spontaneously abort; fail to achieve the intended result; go astray, fail to reach desired destination …

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  • 76miscarries — mɪs kærɪ v. spontaneously abort; fail to achieve the intended result; go astray, fail to reach desired destination …

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  • 77miscarry — mɪs kærɪ v. spontaneously abort; fail to achieve the intended result; go astray, fail to reach desired destination …

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  • 78miscarrying — mɪs kærɪ v. spontaneously abort; fail to achieve the intended result; go astray, fail to reach desired destination …

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  • 79miscarry — verb (miscarries, miscarrying, miscarried) 1》 (of a pregnant woman) experience a miscarriage. 2》 (of a plan) fail.     ↘dated (of a letter) fail to reach its destination …

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  • 80undershoot —  (Of aircraft.)  Fail to land at appropriate point because of inaccurate descent, causing plane to fail to reach runway …

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