italki - what "fail" means in the sentences below? - he asked a question and then fails the answer it.

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.

2015년 4월 25일 오후 12:40

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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)

2015년 4월 25일

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