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Search phrase: fail

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.i.15Myself in my incertain grounds to failMy selfe in my incertaine grounds to faile
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vi.14great and trusty business in a main danger fail you.great and trustie businesse, in a maine daunger, fayle you.
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.ii.64Adieu till then; then, fail not. You have wonAdieu till then, then faile not: you haue wonne
Antony and CleopatraAC III.vii.52Beat th' approaching Caesar. But if we fail,Beate th'approaching Casar. But if we faile,
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xii.21Of audience nor desire shall fail, so sheOf Audience, nor Desire shall faile, so shee
As You Like ItAYL II.iii.24And you within it. If he fail of that,And you within it: if he faile of that
As You Like ItAYL V.ii.116I'll not fail, if I live.Ile not faile, if I liue.
CoriolanusCor IV.vii.40To fail in the disposing of those chancesTo faile in the disposing of those chances
CoriolanusCor IV.vii.55Rights by rights fuller, strengths by strengths do fail.Rights by rights fouler, strengths by strengths do faile.
CoriolanusCor V.iii.90That, if you fail in our request, the blameThat if you faile in our request, the blame
CymbelineCym III.iv.65From thy great fail. Come, fellow, be thou honest:From thy great faile: Come Fellow, be thou honest,
CymbelineCym III.iv.180You have me, rich, and I will never failYou haue me rich, and I will neuer faile
HamletHam IV.vii.149May fit us to our shape. If this should fail,May fit vs to our shape, if this should faile;
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.169pleasure to fail – and then will they adventure uponpleasure to faile; and then will they aduenture vppon
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.ii.39If truth and upright innocency fail me,If Troth, and vpright Innocency fayle me,
Henry VH5 II.iv.101That, if requiring fail, he will compel;That if requiring faile, he will compell.
Henry VH5 III.ii.15My purpose should not fail with me,my purpose should not fayle with me;
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.82Yet livest thou, Salisbury? Though thy speech doth fail,Yet liu'st thou Salisbury? though thy speech doth fayle,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.31That, if it chance the one of us do fail,That if it chance the one of vs do faile,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.51.1Or all my fence shall fail.Or all my Fence shall fayle.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.33And if thou fail us, all our hope is done.And if thou faile vs, all our hope is done.
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.145Upon our fail? To this point hast thou heard himVpon our faile; to this poynt hast thou heard him,
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.74I shall not fail t' approve the fair conceitI shall not faile t'approue the faire conceit
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.198By this my issue's fail, and that gave to meBy this my Issues faile, and that gaue to me
Henry VIIIH8 IV.ii.108.2If my sight fail not,If my sight faile not,
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.123If they shall fail, I with mine enemiesIf they shall faile, I with mine Enemies
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.148Fail not to use, and with what vehemencyFaile not to vse, and with what vehemencie
Julius CaesarJC II.i.214Be that the uttermost, and fail not then.Be that the vttermost, and faile not then.
King LearKL II.iv.137Would fail her obligation. If, sir, perchance,Would faile her Obligation. If Sir perchance
King LearKL IV.vii.3And every measure fail me.And euery measure faile me.
MacbethMac I.vii.58.2If we should fail?If we should faile?
MacbethMac I.vii.58.3We fail!We faile?
MacbethMac I.vii.61And we'll not fail. When Duncan is asleep –And wee'le not fayle: when Duncan is asleepe,
MacbethMac III.i.27.2Fail not our feast.Faile not our Feast.
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.246fail, he hath sentenced himself.faile he hath sentenc'd himselfe.
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.122than we must yet deliver. Thus fail not to do your office,then we must yet deliuer. Thus faile not to doe your Office,
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.72I will not fail you.I will not faile you.
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.70fail of the knowing me; it is a wise father that knows hisfaile of the knowing me: it is a wise Father that knowes his
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.iv.20I will not fail her. Speak it privately.I will not faile her, speake it priuately:
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ix.7But if you fail, without more speech, my lord,But if thou faile, without more speech my Lord,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ix.11Which casket 'twas I chose; next, if I failWhich casket 'twas I chose; next, if I faile
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ix.15If I do fail in fortune of my choice,if I doe faile in fortune of my choyse,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.90I will not fail her.I will not faile her.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.98such as our play wants. I pray you, fail me not.such as our play wants. I pray you faile me not.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.93A million fail, confounding oath on oath.A million faile, confounding oath on oath.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.255commend me to him and tell him I will not failcommend me to him, and tell him I will not faile
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.315.1We will not fail.We will not faile.
OthelloOth IV.i.227‘ This fail you not to do, as you will ’ –This faile you not to do, as you will---
Richard IIIR3 I.i.149And, if I fail not in my deep intent,And if I faile not in my deepe intent,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.169I will not fail. 'Tis twenty years till then.I will not faile, 'tis twenty yeares till then,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.243If all else fail, myself have power to die.If all else faile, my selfe haue power to die.
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.404A child shall get a sire, if I fail not of my cunning.A childe shall get a sire, if I faile not of my cunning.
Timon of AthensTim IV.i.4Obedience fail in children. Slaves and foolsObedience fayle in Children: Slaues and Fooles
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.382We'll dress him up in voices; if he fail,Wee'l dresse him vp in voyces: if he faile,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.40Fall Greeks; fail fame; honour or go or stay;Fall Greekes, faile Fame, Honor or go, or stay,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.45Sweet honey and sweet notes together fail.Sweete hony, and sweete notes together faile.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iii.45I will not fail your ladyship. Good morrow,I will not faile your Ladiship: Good morrow
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.i.4She will not fail, for lovers break not hoursShe will not faile; for Louers breake not houres,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.95As any of us three; weep ere you fail.As any of us three; weepe ere you faile;
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.105.1On fail of some condition?On faile of some condition.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.ii.42He'll eat a hornbook ere he fail. Go to,Hee'l eate a hornebooke ere he faile: goe too,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.ii.31O state of nature, fail together in me,O state of Nature, faile together in me,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.ii.37Save what I fail in; but the point is this,Save what I faile in: But the point is this
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.47Nay, an she fail me once – you can tell, Arcas,Nay and she faile me once, you can tell Arcas
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.51And with thy teeth thou hold, will either fail.And with thy teeth thou hold, will either faile,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.3Two swords and two good armours; if he fail,Two Swords, and two good Armors; if he faile
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.305.1We dare not fail thee, Theseus.We dare not faile thee Theseus.
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.169Mark and perform it, see'st thou? For the failMarke, and performe it: seest thou? for the faile
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.473.2It cannot fail but byIt cannot faile, but by
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.27What dangers by his highness' fail of issueWhat Dangers, by his Highnesse faile of Issue,

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Glossary

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blastcome to grief, be destroyed, fail
breakwane, fall away, fail
breakfail to keep, default on
decaybe destroyed, become ruined, fail
failfailure [to comply with], lack
failfall short, let down, disappoint
failfailure, fault, wrong
faildie out, come to an end
fallfall short, fail, do not live up to
leeselose, fail to preserve
letlower, debase, fail to live up to
miscarrygo wrong, fail, be unsuccessful
miscarrybe scarce, fail, become unproductive
missfail to meet, let down
pallfail, miscarry, abort
quailfail, slacken, flag
shortbreak, fail to keep, fall short of
sinkfail, fall down, give way
skippass over, fail to see, ignore
slipfail to hold, be broken off
slipfail to keep, allow to pass by
winkfail to look, connive

Thesaurus

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failblast
failbreak
faildecay
failfall
failmiscarry
failmiscarry
failpall
failquail
failsink
fail to holdslip
fail to keepbreak
fail to keepslip
fail to live up tolet
fail to meetmiss
fail to preserveleese
fail to seeskip
hold, fail toslip
keep, fail tobreak
keep, fail toshort
keep, fail toslip
look, fail towink
meet, fail tomiss
preserve, fail toleese
see, fail toskip

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...intents r3 i i 149 [richard alone] if i fail not in my deep intent issue (n ) 1 ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FAILBASICfail n, fail v, failing n

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