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Soheil1 Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Fail to

Hi.

What's the difference between

he failed to do something

and

he couldn't something


?Thanks in advance

  

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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.

  • 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.
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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.

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