Hi.
What's the difference between
he failed to do something
and
he couldn't something
?Thanks in advance
Very broadly speaking, here's the difference. he failed to do something He didn't do something that he was supposed to do. eg He failed to feed his cat.
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Very broadly speaking, here's the difference.
he failed to do something He didn't do something that he was supposed to do.
eg He failed to feed his cat.
he couldn't do something He was unable to do something, eg He couldn't fix my computer.