Fail and Miss

Fail

Fail verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: despite all the publicity, the movie failed miserably at the box office

Miss is a synonym for fail in be unsuccessful topic. In some cases you can use "Miss" instead a verb "Fail", when it comes to topics like scrap.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Miss

Miss verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices

Fail is a synonym for miss in scrap topic. You can use "Fail" instead a verb "Miss", if it concerns topics such as err.

Nearby Words: missed, missing

Common collocations

part fail part miss part
event fail event miss event
number fail number miss number
moment fail moment miss moment
Other words: time, way, school, game, battle, times, events.

Both words in one sentence

  • The player usually gets a choice of 6-7 characters on average (on top of the two mandatory ones), but you can also miss or fail to recruit certain hidden or optional characters.
  • Your function could well fail or miss the first time you try it, but may only need slight modifications to succeed, and the function that a soldier shoots is saved so that when you next control him you can easily change it and try again.
  • Fail or miss even one of them, and say goodbye to your Golden Ending.
    Source: Golden Ending
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