The climber failed ____ his attempts to reach the summit.
A. in
B. at
C. with

Note: Besides “in,” do we sometimes use other prepositions in conjunction with “fail”? If so, can you think of some examples? I can only think of “fail to do something” Thanks

Question

The climber failed ____ his attempts to reach the summit.
A.	in
B.	at
C.	with

Note: Besides “in,” do we sometimes use other prepositions in conjunction with “fail”? If so, can you think of some examples? I can only think of “fail to do something” Thanks

Answer

I would say 'in' and 'at' are both good, they're both certainly very commonly used.

Answer

**failed on**

Answer

Got it, so "he failed his nth attempt" is also acceptable. Thanks for the confirmation!

Answer

As Bill said, both "in" and "at" work in your example sentence. Another preposition you can use with "fail" is "on" but it's used in a more specific way: "The climber failed on his first/last/next attempt to reach the summit."

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