fail to find

fail to find
index lose (be deprived of)

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  • find — [n] discovery acquisition, asset, bargain, boast, bonanza, catch, gem, good buy, jewel, one in a million*, pride, treasure, treasure trove; concepts 337,712 Ant. loss find [v1] catch sight of, lay hands on arrive at, bring to light*, bump into*,… …   New thesaurus

  • 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 — 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

  • Find the River — Infobox Single | Name = Find the River Artist = R.E.M. from Album = Automatic for the People Released = start date|1993|10|21 (UK) Format = CD single, 7 single Recorded = 1992 Genre = Rock Length = 3:49 Label = Warner Bros. Producer = Scott Litt… …   Wikipedia

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  • To find fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed —   …   Wikipedia

  • words fail me —    If words fail you, you can t find the words to express what you are trying to say.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    This expression is often used when someone is so shocked, surprised or touched by something that they don t know what to …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • words fail me — If words fail you, you can t find the words to express what you are trying to say …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Words fail me —   If words fail you, you can t find the words to express what you are trying to say …   Dictionary of English idioms

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