> as lemmas

to fail of

b. to fail of: = 7.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > not have [verb (transitive)] > lack

wantc1175

missa1300

tharnc1300

to fail of1307

lackc1320

fault1377

failc1380

wanea1400

defaultc1425

to want ofc1425

walter1463

fault?1504

to defail of1556

to want for1560

scant1565

inlaik1568

impaira1626

to bate of1633

1307 Elegy Edw. I x, in T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry (1840) I. 94 Of gode knyhtes darh him nout fail.

c1386 G. Chaucer Shipman's Tale 248 Of siluer in thy purs shaltow nat faille.

1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 9 §1 The King..not willing his..subgettis to faill of remedy.

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. F1 If I fayle not of memorie therein, we hadde once..great speaches of him.

1651 J. Marius Advice Bills of Exchange 24 The drawer of the Bill was failed of his credit.

1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 20 When the Atmosphere begins to thicken..wee seldom fail of a Wind.

1713 J. Gay in Guardian 1 Sept. 1/2 A Dancing Master of the lowest Rank seldom fails of the Scarlet Stocking and the Red Heel.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 150 Whenever the continent shall come to fail of timber.

1867 H. W. Longfellow Giotto's Tower 6 How many lives..Fail of the nimbus which the artists paint Around the shining forehead of the saint.

1884 Manch. Examiner 22 May 5/4 Failing of any other remedy, they grumble.

extracted from failv.

to fail of

†8. to fail little, not much: to have a narrow escape (of some misadventure). Const. to with infinitive and of with gerund. Also, to fail of: to keep clear of, escape, miss. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [verb (intransitive)] > narrowly

to fail little, not much1624

to squeak through1938

squeak1961

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade

fleec1175

shunc1275

forgoc1305

passc1330

escapea1340

beglidea1350

voidc1380

shuntc1400

missa1522

evade1535

delude1536

to dally out1548

illude1553

prevent1598

outruna1616

to fail of1624

elude1634

subterfugea1643

shoot1685

shift1724

to get out of ——a1817

win by…1816

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia i. (1629) 13 We fayled not much to have been cast away.

1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre iv. 130 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian The Romans Rams..failed little to be all set on fire.

a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) i. ii. 16 Croesus..failed a little of being burnt alive.

1724 J. Swift Let. to People of Ireland 5 That pernicious Council of sending Base Money hither, very narrowly failed of Losing the Kingdom.

1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. II. 216 A weak prince..seldom fails of having his authority despised.

extracted from failv.

to fail of

†b. with gerund as object. Also, to fail of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > not do [verb (transitive)] > leave undone or fail to carry out

letc900

overheaveOE

forsakec1175

missa1350

leavea1375

fail1393

forgeta1400

omit?c1422

pretermit1475

neglect1533

to dispense with1559

permit1567

overrun1583

slip1592

default1649

to miss of ——1658

to fail of1723

1723 tr. F. C. Weber Present State Russia I. 105 Such corrupt Habits as could not fail producing an Aversion to him.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. ii. 85 Thomas..whom he had hitherto seldom failed of visiting at least once a Day.

extracted from failv.

to fail of

†b. transitive. To miss (a mark, one's footing, etc.). Also, to fail of. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk upon or tread [verb (transitive)] > miss (one's footing)

fail1470

miss1568

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur ix. xxxv The hors fayled footynge, and felle in the Ryuer.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iii. 123 He lansyt furth delyuerly Swa yat ye toyer failȝeit fete.

a1500 (?c1400) Sir Triamour (Cambr.) (1937) l. 1220 He faylyd of hym, hys hors he hytt.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. clxiii. 201 He fayled nat the Englysshe Knyght, for he strake hym.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 338 He had thought to haue lept agayne to his horse, but he fayled of the Styrop.

extracted from failv.

to fail of

d. to fail of: to come short of obtaining or meeting with (an object desired), or of accomplishing or attaining (a purpose, etc.). Now rare except with gerund or vbl. n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail in [verb (transitive)] > fail to reach or attain

to fail of?c1225

to fall short of1590

to fly short of1646

trail1957

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 296 As þach amon þe hefde longe iswunken & faillede..an ende of his hure.

c1315 Shoreham i. 56 Yf þou nelt nauȝt climme þos, Of heuene þou hest yfayled.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xii. iii. 412 Yf she faylyth..of the pray that she resyth to.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur ii. x He fayled of his stroke, and smote the hors neck.

1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. viii. iii. 146 Some fayled of y^e purposed ende.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. x. 39 Fayling of his first attempt to be but like the highest in heaven.

1713 R. Steele in Guardian 31 Mar. 2/1 His Man never failed of bringing in his Prey.

1737 S. Johnson Let. 12 July (1992) I. 13 Could not fail of a favourable Reception.

1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 165 She never can fail of bewitching the reader.

1844 H. Rogers Ess. I. ii. 83 To fail of part of the admiration due to other endowments.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 249 Mere perception does not reach being, and therefore fails of truth.

extracted from failv.

as lemmas

单词	to fail of
释义	> as lemmas to fail of b. to fail of: = 7. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > not have [verb (transitive)] > lack wantc1175 missa1300 tharnc1300 to fail of1307 lackc1320 fault1377 failc1380 wanea1400 defaultc1425 to want ofc1425 walter1463 fault?1504 to defail of1556 to want for1560 scant1565 inlaik1568 impaira1626 to bate of1633 1307 Elegy Edw. I x, in T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry (1840) I. 94 Of gode knyhtes darh him nout fail. c1386 G. Chaucer Shipman's Tale 248 Of siluer in thy purs shaltow nat faille. 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 9 §1 The King..not willing his..subgettis to faill of remedy. 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. F1 If I fayle not of memorie therein, we hadde once..great speaches of him. 1651 J. Marius Advice Bills of Exchange 24 The drawer of the Bill was failed of his credit. 1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 20 When the Atmosphere begins to thicken..wee seldom fail of a Wind. 1713 J. Gay in Guardian 1 Sept. 1/2 A Dancing Master of the lowest Rank seldom fails of the Scarlet Stocking and the Red Heel. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 150 Whenever the continent shall come to fail of timber. 1867 H. W. Longfellow Giotto's Tower 6 How many lives..Fail of the nimbus which the artists paint Around the shining forehead of the saint. 1884 Manch. Examiner 22 May 5/4 Failing of any other remedy, they grumble. extracted from failv. to fail of †8. to fail little, not much: to have a narrow escape (of some misadventure). Const. to with infinitive and of with gerund. Also, to fail of: to keep clear of, escape, miss. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [verb (intransitive)] > narrowly to fail little, not much1624 to squeak through1938 squeak1961 the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade fleec1175 shunc1275 forgoc1305 passc1330 escapea1340 beglidea1350 voidc1380 shuntc1400 missa1522 evade1535 delude1536 to dally out1548 illude1553 prevent1598 outruna1616 to fail of1624 elude1634 subterfugea1643 shoot1685 shift1724 to get out of ——a1817 win by…1816 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia i. (1629) 13 We fayled not much to have been cast away. 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre iv. 130 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian The Romans Rams..failed little to be all set on fire. a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) i. ii. 16 Croesus..failed a little of being burnt alive. 1724 J. Swift Let. to People of Ireland 5 That pernicious Council of sending Base Money hither, very narrowly failed of Losing the Kingdom. 1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. II. 216 A weak prince..seldom fails of having his authority despised. extracted from failv. to fail of †b. with gerund as object. Also, to fail of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > not do [verb (transitive)] > leave undone or fail to carry out letc900 overheaveOE forsakec1175 missa1350 leavea1375 fail1393 forgeta1400 omit?c1422 pretermit1475 neglect1533 to dispense with1559 permit1567 overrun1583 slip1592 default1649 to miss of ——1658 to fail of1723 1723 tr. F. C. Weber Present State Russia I. 105 Such corrupt Habits as could not fail producing an Aversion to him. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. ii. 85 Thomas..whom he had hitherto seldom failed of visiting at least once a Day. View more context for this quotation extracted from failv. to fail of †b. transitive. To miss (a mark, one's footing, etc.). Also, to fail of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk upon or tread [verb (transitive)] > miss (one's footing) fail1470 miss1568 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur ix. xxxv The hors fayled footynge, and felle in the Ryuer. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iii. 123 He lansyt furth delyuerly Swa yat ye toyer failȝeit fete. a1500 (?c1400) Sir Triamour (Cambr.) (1937) l. 1220 He faylyd of hym, hys hors he hytt. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. clxiii. 201 He fayled nat the Englysshe Knyght, for he strake hym. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 338 He had thought to haue lept agayne to his horse, but he fayled of the Styrop. extracted from failv. to fail of d. to fail of: to come short of obtaining or meeting with (an object desired), or of accomplishing or attaining (a purpose, etc.). Now rare except with gerund or vbl. n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail in [verb (transitive)] > fail to reach or attain to fail of?c1225 to fall short of1590 to fly short of1646 trail1957 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 296 As þach amon þe hefde longe iswunken & faillede..an ende of his hure. c1315 Shoreham i. 56 Yf þou nelt nauȝt climme þos, Of heuene þou hest yfayled. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xii. iii. 412 Yf she faylyth..of the pray that she resyth to. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur ii. x He fayled of his stroke, and smote the hors neck. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. viii. iii. 146 Some fayled of y^e purposed ende. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. x. 39 Fayling of his first attempt to be but like the highest in heaven. View more context for this quotation 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 31 Mar. 2/1 His Man never failed of bringing in his Prey. 1737 S. Johnson Let. 12 July (1992) I. 13 Could not fail of a favourable Reception. 1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 165 She never can fail of bewitching the reader. 1844 H. Rogers Ess. I. ii. 83 To fail of part of the admiration due to other endowments. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 249 Mere perception does not reach being, and therefore fails of truth. extracted from failv. < as lemmas
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