Meaning of "fail"

fail •

v.
• • 1. not to succeed: mabigo, hindi magtagumpay
  • 2. to fail in an examination: lumagpak, malagpak, bumagsak, mabagsak
  • 3. to neglect to do: magpabaya, pabayaan, makaligta, kaligtaan

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strike

v.
• • 1. to hit, to beat: manghampas, humampas, hampasin, ihampas, pumalo, mamalo, paluin, ipalo
  • 2. to hit with the fist: sumuntok, suntukin
  • 3. to set on fire by hitting or rubbing: magkiskis, kiskisin, ikiskis
  • 4. to influence, to overcome (by death, disease, suffering, terror, fear, etc.): makadama, madama, makaramdam, maramdaman, talaban, tablan, dapuan, matamaan
  • 5. to impress: magpalagay, ipalagay, magkintal, ikintal
  • 6. to sound: tumunog, tumugtog
  • 7. to stop work to get better pay or better working condition, etc: mag-aklas, umaklas, pag-aklasan, magwelga, pagwelgahan
  • 8. to find or come upon ore, oil, water, etc.: makatuklas, matuklasan, makakita, makita, makatagpo, matagpuan
  • 9. to strike up, to begin: magsimula, simulan, mag-umpisa, umpisahan
  • 10. to strike out means (a) to cross out, to rub out: bumura, burahin, mag-alis, alisin (b) to fail to hit three times in baseball: maaut, umaut, autin

n.
• • 1. the act or fact of stopping work to get more pay, shorter hours, etc.: welga, aklasan
  • 2. a blow: hampas, palo, suntok
  • 3. a hit in baseball: istrayk
  • 4. the act of hitting: pagpalo, paghampas, pagsuntok

grief

n.
• • sorrow, sadness: hapis, lungkot, kalungkutan, dalamhati, hinagpis, lumbay, pighati

v.
• • 1. to come to grief, to end in disaster: mapahamak
  • 2. to fail, to be frustrated: mabigo

disappoint

v.
• • 1. to fail to satisfy ones wish, hope, etc.: hindi makasiya (masiyahan)
  • 2. to fail one in his expectations: bumigo, mabigo, biguin

way

n.
• • 1. a manner, style: moda, uso, kalakaran
  • 2. a means, method: paraan, pamamaraan, kaparaanan
  • 3. respect, particular: paraan, kaparaanan, bagay
  • 4. direction: gawi, dako, panig
  • 5. a coming or going, approaching: paglapit, pagtungo, pagpunta
  • 6. distance: layo, agwat, distansiya
  • 7. a path, road: daan, landas
  • 8. a space for passing or going ahead: puwang, lugar, daan, daanan
  • 9. a habit, custom: ugali, kaugalian, kinabihasnan, kilos, gawi, kinagawian
  • 10. ones wish, will: gusto, gusto, kagustuhan, ibig, sariling kalooban, sariling gusto
  • 11. a condition, state: lagay, kalagayan
  • 12. a course of life or action: pamumuhay, buhay
  • 13. by way of means (a) through, by the route of: sa pamamagitan ng daan sa (b) as, for: bilang, para
  • 14. to give way means (a) to retreat: umurong (b) yield: sumuko (c) to break down, to fail: bumagsak, mabagsak (d) to abandon oneself to emotion: magbigay-daan, bigyang-daan, hindi makapagpigil, hindi mapigilan (e) to allow to pass: magparaan, paraanin, tumabi, magbigay (bigyan) ng daan
  • 15. under way means (a) going on, in progress: kasalukuyang ginagawa, isinasagawa, ginagawa (b) in motion: lumalakad, tumatakbo, umaandar
  • 16. in ones way, interfering: nakasasagabal, nakahahadlang, humahadlang
  • 17. out of the way, far or not on the way: malayo sa daanan, wala sa dinaraanan
  • 18. ways and means: mga para-paraan, mga kaparaanan
  • 19. by the way: maiba ako, siyanga pala

neglect

v.
• • 1. to give little care or attention to: hindi asikasuhin, magkulang, pagkulangan
  • 2. to leave undone, abandon: magpabaya, pabayaan
  • 3. to omit, to fail: kalimutan
  • 4. to forget: makalimutan
  • 5. to overlook: kaligtaan, kalingatan,

n.
• • 1. neglecting: pagpapabaya, kapabayaan
  • 2. want of attention to what should be done: pagkukulang
  • 3. oversight: pagkaligta, pagkalingat

short

adj.
• • 1. not long: maigsi, maikli
  • 2. not tall: pandak, mababa, maikli
  • 3. less than the right amount, measure, standard, etc.: kulang, kapos adv. 1. suddenly: biglang-bigla
  • 2. briefly: madali, sandali lamang, maigsi, maikli
  • 3. to cut short, to end suddenly: tumapos (matapos, tapusin) nang biglaan, biglang tumapos (matapos, tapusin)
  • 4. to fall short, to fail to reach: di makarating, di umabot
  • 5. to be insufficient: kapusin, magkulang, kulangin
  • 6. for short, to make shorter: paikliin
  • 7. in short, briefly: sa maikling salita, sa isang saglit, sa madalit sabi
  • 8. to run short, not to have enough: magkulang, kulangin, kapusin, kulang, kapos

violate

v.
• • 1. to break a law, rule, agreement, promise, etc.: lumabag, labagin, sumuway, suwayin
  • 2. to act contrary to, to fail to perform: kumontra, kontrahin, hindi sumunod, hindi sundin, sumalungat, salungatin
  • 3. to break in upon, to disturb: bumasag, basagin, gumulo, guluhin, sumira, sirain
  • 4. to treat with disrespect or contempt: manlapastangan, lumapastangan, lapastanganin, manghamak, humamak, hamakin
  • 5. to use force against: mandahas, dahasin
  • 6. to rape: gumahis, manggahasa gumahasa gahasain, humalay, halayin, gawan ng mahalay

forget

v.
• • 1. to get out of the mind, to fail to remember: lumimot, kalimutan, makalimutan, limutin, makakalimot
  • 2. to neglect through oversight: makaligtaan, kaligtaan forgive

v.
• • to pardon: magpatawad, patawarin, ipagpatawad, magpaumanhin, pagpaumanhinan, ipagpaumanhin

pass

v.
• • 1. to go by, move past: magdaan, dumaan, daanan
  • 2. to move on: lumipas, dumaan, magdaan
  • 3. to hand from one to another: mag-abot, iabot, magpasa, ipasa
  • 4. to go from one person to another person: masalin, mapasalin, malipat, mapalipat
  • 5. to take place, happen: mangyari, maganap
  • 6. to get through or by: lumampas, makalampas, lampasan, makaraan, dumaan, daanan
  • 7. to come to an end, die: mamatay, yumao, sumakabilang-buhay
  • 8. to pass around, to distribute: mamigay, ipamigay, magpalibot, ilibot, magpagala, igala
  • 9. to give a judgment or opinion: humatol, hatulan, humusga, husgahan, magpasiya, pasiyahan
  • 10. to let go without notice, not to pay attention to: magpalampas, palampasin, magpabaya, pabayaan, huwag intindihin, di pansinin
  • 11. to be taken, be thought to be: maipalagay, ipalagay
  • 12. to use or spend: magpalipas, palipasin, magparaan, paraanin
  • 13. to go beyond: lumampas, humigit, lumabis, sumobra
  • 14. to move by passing over: magparaan, paraanan
  • 15. in card playing, to give up a chance or to refuse to play a hand: magpalampas, palampasin, magparaan, paraanin
  • 16. to be successful in (an examination): makapasa, pumasa, makasulit, makaiksamin

n.
• • 1. a narrow road, path: landas, daan
  • 2. a free ticket: pases
  • 3. a state, condition: katayuan, tayo, kalagayan, lagay
  • 4. motion of the hands: kumpas (pagkumpas) ng kamay
  • 5. to bring to pass, accomplish, to cause to be: magsagawa, maisagawa, isagawa
  • 6. to come to pass, take place, happen: mangyari, maganap, matupad
  • 7. to pass away, come to an end, die: mamatay, yumao, sumakabilang-buhay, bawian ng buhay
  • 8. to pass off means (a) to stop: tumigil, huminto (b) to disappear, vanish: mapawi, maparam, mawala (c) to take place, be done: mangyari, magawa, matapos, maganap
  • 9. to pass out, to faint or lose consciousness: mahimatay, himatayin
  • 10. to pass over or pass by, to fail to notice, disregard, overlook: palampasin, ipagwalang-bahala, di pansinin

omit

v.
• • 1. to leave out: iwan, lumaktaw, laktawan, huwag isama, magkaltas, kaltasin
  • 2. to fail to do, neglect: magpabaya, pabayaan, kalingatan
  • 3. to overlook: makaligtaan, kaligtaan, makalingatan. ("Ma-," expresses indeliberate action.)

miss

v.
• • 1. to fail to hit: hindi (di, di-) tumama, tamaan o matamaan, magmintis, sumala, sanlan (salahan)
  • 2. to fail to find or meet: di makita, di matagpuan
  • 3. to fail to get: di makuha (makakuha)
  • 4. to let slip by, not seize, to lose: mawala, makawala, makakawala, mawalan
  • 5. to fail to catch: di umabot (abutan, maabutan), mahuli
  • 6. to leave out: mag-iwan, maiwan, iwan, lumaktaw, makalaktaw, laktawan, malaktawan
  • 7. to fail to hear: di marinig
  • 8. to misunderstand: di maintindihan, di maunawaan, di mawatasan, di maulinigan
  • 9. to fail to keep or be present at: di pumasok, magpalya, pumalya, lumiban

n.
• • 1. a form of address given to a girl or to a woman who is not married: binibini, Mis, Miss
  • 2. a failure to reach: di pag-abot, pagkahuli
  • 3. a failure to hit: sala, mintis

hulog

v.
• • mahulog (ma-) to fall, to drop. Nahulog siya sa kama. He fell from the bed. maghulog, ihulog (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to drop, to fail (as in an examination), to pay in installment, to deposit (money). Maghulog ka ng pera sa bangko. Deposit money in the bank.

lagot

v.
• • malagot (ma-) to snap. Nalagot ang lubid. The rope snapped. lagpak, lumagpak (-um-)

v.
• • to fall. Lumagpak ang mangga. The mango fell. maglagpak, ilagpak (mag-:i-) to fail, to drop. Ilagpak mo siya sa klase mo. Fail him in your class. Maglagpak ka ng estudyanteng tamad. Fail lazy students.

bagsak

v.
• • bumagsak (um-) to fall, to fail. Bumagsak ang eroplanong sinasakyan ng pangulo. The airplane the president was on crashed. magbagsak, ibagsak (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to drop. Ibinagsak ng Totoy ang telepono. Totoy slammed down the telephone.