fail to understand

fail to understand
index misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand

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  • I fail to understand — I fail to see/understand/spoken formal phrase used for saying in an annoyed way that you do not understand something I fail to see why anybody would marry a man like that. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fail — [[t]fe͟ɪl[/t]] ♦ fails, failing, failed 1) VERB If you fail to do something that you were trying to do, you are unable to do it or do not succeed in doing it. [V to inf] The Workers Party failed to win a single governorship... [V in n] He failed… …   English dictionary

  • fail — fail1 W1S2 [feıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not succeed)¦ 2¦(not do something)¦ 3¦(exam/test)¦ 4 I fail to see/understand 5¦(company/business)¦ 6¦(machine/body part)¦ 7¦(health)¦ 8 never fail to do something 9 your courage/will/nerve fails (you) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fail — fail1 [ feıl ] verb *** ▸ 1 be unsuccessful ▸ 2 not do something expected ▸ 3 not do well enough ▸ 4 no longer work/continue ▸ 5 lose quality/ability ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to be unsuccessful when you try to do something: Most people who… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fail — I UK [feɪl] / US verb Word forms fail : present tense I/you/we/they fail he/she/it fails present participle failing past tense failed past participle failed *** 1) a) [intransitive] to be unsuccessful when you try to do something Most people who… …   English dictionary

  • fail — 1 /feIl/ verb 1 TRY BUT FAIL (I) to be unsuccessful in something that you want to do: Peace talks between the two countries have failed. | fail to do sth: Doctors failed to save the girl s life. | fail miserably (=be completely unsuccessful in a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • understand — verb ADVERB ▪ clearly, well ▪ completely, fully, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, truly ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • Senses Fail — playing at the O2 Academy Islington in February 2011 Background information Origin Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA …   Wikipedia

  • How Children Fail — Infobox Book name = How Children Fail title orig = translator = image caption = author = John Holt illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = Education genre = Non fiction publisher = Pitman… …   Wikipedia

  • I fail to see — I fail to see/understand/spoken formal phrase used for saying in an annoyed way that you do not understand something I fail to see why anybody would marry a man like that. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

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