Meanings
verbfail out (third-person singular simple present fails out, present participle failing out, simple past and past participle failed out)
present singular third person fails out · participle present failing out · participle past failed out · past failed out
- informaltransitiveTo be forced to leave a school or university because of unsatisfactory grades.
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APA
fail out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fail%20out
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“fail out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fail%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fail out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fail%20out.
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