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Pedram
what "fail" means in the sentences below?
- he asked a question and then fails the answer it.
- A large number of native speakers fails to guarantee the survival of a language.
Apr 25, 2015 12:40 PM
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To fail is not to succeed in something.To fail to answer means not to give an answer.The fact that there are many native speakers doesn't mean that the language will survive.(That is the meaning of your example sentence)
April 25, 2015
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