without fail

wɪˈðaʊt feɪl

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Definition of without fail - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

consistencyalways happens or is done

She calls her mother every Sunday without fail.

always

constantly

invariably

certaintycertainly or definitely happening or being done

She attends the meeting every Monday without fail.

certainly

definitely

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Expressions with fail

fail upwards

advance in career despite failures or incompetence

He seemed to fail upwards, getting promotions despite mistakes.

fail fast

fail earlier to minimize negative impacts

Startups often adopt a fail fast approach to innovate.

fail to catch on

not become popular or widely accepted

The new fashion trend failed to catch on.

doomed to fail

adj.

certain to be unsuccessful

The project was doomed to fail from the start.

words fail me

exp.

unable to express feelings

When I saw the view, words fail me.

words fail you

exp.

unable to speak due to strong emotions

When you see the wreckage, words fail you.

Terms with without fail included in their meaning

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come to nothing

failure

fail completely without achieving anything

sink or swim

self-reliance

succeed or fail without help

yearly

adv.

consistency

every year without fail

disappear in smoke

failure

fail or end suddenly without results

sink like a stone

figurative

completely fail without any hope of success

week in and week out

adv.

regularly

happening every week without fail

come to nought

failure

fail completely without achieving success

Examples of without fail in a sentence

The train arrives at 6 PM without fail.
He calls his mother every Sunday without fail.
The train arrives at 9 AM without fail.

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French:sans faute, à coup sûr, ...
German:ohne Ausnahme, garantiert, ...
Italian:senza eccezione, immancabilmente, ...
Spanish:sin falta, ...
Portuguese:sempre, com certeza, ...
Chinese:总是, 必定, ...
Japanese:必ず, 確実に, ...
Arabic:دُونَ إِخفَاق, حَتْمًا, ...
Hebrew:תָּמִיד, בְּאוֹפֶן קָבוּעַ, ...
Russian:всегда, обязательно, ...
Ukrainian:без винятку, обов'язково, ...
Hindi:नियमित रूप से, बिना चूके, ...
Bengali:নিয়মিতভাবে, অবশ্যই, ...
Catalan:sense falta, infal.liblement, ...
Czech:pravidelně, vždy, ...
Danish:uden undtagelse, helt sikkert, ...
Dutch:altijd, zonder mankeren, ...
Greek:ανελλιπώς, οπωσδήποτε, ...
Hungarian:kivétel nélkül, mindenképpen, ...
Khmer:ជានិច្ច, មិនដែលខាន, ...
Korean:항상, 꼭, ...
Persian:بی‌استثنا, حتماً, ...
Polish:zawsze, niezmiennie, ...
Portuguese (BR):sempre, com certeza, ...
Romanian:întotdeauna, fără greș, ...
Swedish:utan undantag, ...
Thai:เสมอ, ไม่พลาด, ...
Turkish:mutlaka, kesinlikle, ...
Vietnamese:đều đặn, nhất định, ...

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Definition of without fail - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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