fail in

fail in something

to have not earned passing or satisfactory grades in some school subject. George is failing in geometry. I hope I do not fail in math.

1. To fail to achieve some goal or effort: I am failing in all of my attempts to win the contest.

2. To achieve unsatisfactory grades in an academic subject: Because I am failing in math, I am seeing a tutor.

3. To give someone an unsatisfactory grade in an academic subject: My teacher failed me in algebra despite my hard work.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lis	-	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Xande	-	Portuguese
Avram	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Ulla	OOL-lah (Finnish)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German
Patrick	['pætrik]
Jonty	JAHN-tee	English (British)