Fail and Give

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Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Give is a synonym for fail in result topic. In some cases you can use "Give" instead a verb "Fail".

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Give verb - To fall down or in as a result of physical pressure.

Usage example: they loaded the shopping cart with so much food it gave under all the weight

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Fail is a synonym for give in yield topic. Sometimes you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Give", if it concerns topics such as result.

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

power	fail power	give power
attack	fail attack	give attack
job	fail job	give job
run	fail run	give run
Other words: number, time, way, money, points.

It makes perfect sense for Robin to succeed and for Beast Boy to fail and give up.

Source: Headscratchers / Teen Titans
When Elliot is having trouble, Johnny will never fail to give him the sagely advice of: "Take your time." Spoiler: It doesn't really help.

Source: Web Video / Some Call Me Johnny
Darkness-Induced Audience Apathynote You fail to give your audience anything to like about your works setting.

Source: Index Failure

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