English Words Usage

FAIL as "not succeed" (verb)

ADV

dismally, miserably: I tried to cheer her up, but failed miserably

spectacularly: The show didn't just fail, it failed spectacularly

VERB + FAIL

cannot/could not, can/could hardly: The song can't fail to be a hit (= will definitely be a hit)

be bound to, be destined to, be doomed to: an enterprise that was doomed to fail from the start

PREP

in: Doctors are failing in their duty if they do not warn their patients of the dangers

FAIL as "fail to do sth: not do sth" (verb)

ADV

totally: The authorities have totally failed to address this problem