failed B2 Topic:Time US /feɪld/ See IPA manual Freq #1749 Meanings 1 adj Not successful; having ended without achieving its goal. After three failed attempts, she finally passed the exam. 2 verb Past tense and past participle of fail. The plan failed because no one followed it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not successful; having... unsuccessful Word family Derived forms unfailed Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # failed **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /feɪld/ **Frequency rank:** 1749 ## Meanings 1. Not successful; having ended without achieving its goal. 2. Past tense and past participle of fail. ## Examples - After three failed attempts, she finally passed the exam. - The plan failed because no one followed it. ## Derived Forms - unfailed ## Topics - Time markdown