flunk

CEFRB2

/flʌŋk/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To fail an examination, course, or required test.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.

Examples

  • If you flunk this exam, you'll have to repeat the course.

  • I might flunk the course.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To fail any challenge

  2. Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.

  3. To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)

More examples

In context

  • Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.

  • He flunked math, again.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

If you don't study hard, you might blank the difficult exam.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk.