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scheitern

fail

verb SHY-tern Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Usage Note

scheitern means to fail in the sense of an undertaking falling apart, and it takes sein as its auxiliary: der Plan ist gescheitert. The cause is introduced by an (+ dative): am Geld scheitern ('to founder on money'). It is stronger and more final than versagen (to fail to perform).

Examples

"Das Projekt ist leider gescheitert."

Natural Translation

The project unfortunately failed.

Literal Translation

The project is unfortunately failed.

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