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fail out

B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To have to leave school or a course because your grades are too low.

Meanings

1 B2 informal

To be required to leave an educational institution or programme because of consistently failing grades or not meeting academic standards.

"He failed out of engineering school after his second year and had to find a different career."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Primarily American English. Common in educational contexts. Implies involuntary departure due to academic failure, distinguishing it from 'drop out,' which is voluntary.

Commonly used with

school college university programme course semester

Forms

Base
fail out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fails out
he/she/it
Past simple
failed out
yesterday
Past participle
failed out
have + pp
-ing form
failing out
continuous

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