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mislykkes

verbverb

to fail · to go wrong, to turn out badly

EtymologyOpphav

etter tysk; jamfør mis-mis- (wrongly, or negating) after German; compare mis-mis- (wrongly, or negating)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

ikke lykkes;
falle uheldig ut;
slå feil;
jamfør mislykketunsuccessful · failed · botched
to fail, to not succeed;
to turn out badly;
to go wrong;
compare mislykketunsuccessful · failed · botched
  • planen er dømt til å mislykkes the plan is doomed to fail
  • i dag mislykkes alt for meg today nothing is going right for me
  • jeg mislyktes i å overtale henne I failed to persuade her