flunk en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /flʌŋk/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk.
Meanings
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(US, ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
He flunked math, again.
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(US, transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.
- (US, broadly) To fail any challenge
- (US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
- (US) To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flunking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| flunked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| flunked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| flunks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
flunkable · flunker · flunkee · flunkout
Relateds
Translations (70)
vi đánh hỏng (to deny a passing grade) · cs nechat propadnout (to deny a passing grade) · ja 失敗する (to fail) · es perder (to fail) · es rajar (to fail) · es catear (to fail) · es suspender (to deny a passing grade) · es reprobar (to fail) · vi hỏng (to fail) · ru завали́ть (to fail) · es poner nota roja (to deny a passing grade) · fr louper (to fail) · it farsi bocciare (to fail) · es sacar nota roja (to fail) · es tronar (to fail) · es reprobar (to deny a passing grade) · pl oblewać (to fail) · ru завали́ть (to deny a passing grade) · cs rupnout (to fail) · es raspar (to fail) · es aplazar (to deny a passing grade) · es aplazar (to fail) · cs vyletět (to fail) · es jalar (to fail) · es suspender (to fail) · it cannare (to deny a passing grade) · es catear (to deny a passing grade) · pt reprovar (to fail) · fi saada reput (to fail) · pl oblać (to deny a passing grade) · it non passare (to fail) · es improbar (to fail) · de durchfallen lassen (to deny a passing grade) · az kəsilmək (to fail) · pt chumbar (to fail) · cmn 掛科 /挂科 (to fail) · ru провали́ть (to deny a passing grade) · bg пропадам (to fail) · it bocciare (to deny a passing grade) · es guindar (to deny a passing grade) · es bochar (to deny a passing grade) · cs propadnout (to fail) · nl zakken (to fail) · es flonquiar (to fail) · ru провали́ться (to fail) · ro pica (to fail) · fi pompata (to fail) · es jalarse (to fail) · vi thi trượt (to fail) · sv köra (to fail) · bg скъсвам (to deny a passing grade) · it segare (to deny a passing grade) · pl oblewać (to deny a passing grade) · pl oblać (to fail) · es flonquear (to fail) · es puyar (to deny a passing grade) · pt reprovar (to deny a passing grade) · es pepenar (to deny a passing grade) · it trombare (to fail) · ru вали́ть (to deny a passing grade) · nl (voor) buizen (to fail) · es desaprobar (to fail) · es raspar (to deny a passing grade) · de durchfallen (to fail) · fi reputtaa (to fail) · it bocciare (to fail) · ko 낙제(落第)하다 (to fail) · es jalar (to deny a passing grade) · es tronar (to deny a passing grade) · sv kugga (to fail)