Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
fail verb (NOT HELP)
/feɪl/ v
[T] to not help someone when they expected you to
He failed her when she most needed him.
When I looked down and saw how far I had to jump, my courage failed me (= I felt very frightened).
(Definition of fail verb (NOT HELP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
