flunk
gb/flˈʌŋk/ us/flˈʌŋk/
B2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
megbukik, megbuktat, leszerepel, bukás, elégtelen
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbukik
B1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
flunk [a test/exam/class/course]
He flunked the chemistry exam because he didn’t study.
Megbukott a kémiavizsgán, mert nem tanult.
If you flunk this class, you’ll have to retake it next semester.
Ha megbuksz ebből a tárgyból, jövő félévben újra fel kell venned.
She was terrified of flunking her driving test.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
I flunked the test.
Megbuktam a teszten.
He flunked math.
Megbukott matekból.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Do not confuse flunk with fluke (a lucky accident) or clunk (a heavy sound).
ਅਰਥ
fail a test or course
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
flunk a test
|flunk an exam
|flunk a class
|flunk a course
|flunk math
|flunk the final
|flunk the midterm
|flunk the driving test
|flunk badly
|flunk again
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
fail (Neutral and more general than flunk.)
|
bomb (More slangy; often suggests doing extremely badly.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
pass (Achieve the required standard in a test or class.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
education
|school
|testing
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
to not pass a test or class
To fail an exam, test, class, or course, especially by getting a grade that is below the required passing standard.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
C1
INFORMAL
2
megbuktat
B1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
flunk [someone] (in [subject/class])
The instructor flunked him for plagiarism.
Az oktató plágium miatt megbuktatta.
They can’t flunk you just because they don’t like you.
Nem buktathatnak meg csak azért, mert nem kedvelnek.
She was flunked in algebra twice before she finally passed.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The teacher flunked him.
A tanár megbuktatta.
They flunked her in math.
Megbuktatták matekból.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
In this meaning, the object is a person (e.g., flunk a student), not the test.
ਅਰਥ
give someone a failing grade
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
flunk a student
|flunk someone in math
|flunk someone in the course
|flunk half the class
|flunk him for cheating
|flunk her on attendance
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
fail (More neutral; common in official contexts (fail a student).)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
pass (Formally approve a student as meeting requirements.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
education
|school
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
to give someone an F; to fail them
To give a student a failing grade in a class or exam; to mark someone as having failed.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
C1
INFORMAL
3
megbukik
B1
leszerepel
B2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
flunk [an interview/audition/inspection/evaluation]
He flunked the job interview by arriving late and unprepared.
Leszerepelt az állásinterjún, mert késve és felkészületlenül érkezett.
The restaurant flunked its health inspection.
Az étterem megbukott az egészségügyi ellenőrzésen.
I tried to sound confident, but I think I flunked the presentation.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
He flunked the interview.
Leszerepelt az interjún.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Flunk is most common with tests and school; for work situations, fail is more neutral.
ਅਰਥ
do very badly; fail at something
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
flunk an interview
|flunk an audition
|flunk an inspection
|flunk a background check
|flunk the evaluation
|flunk the tryout
|flunk at something
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
fail (More general and less informal.)
|
mess up (Focuses on making mistakes rather than failing an official standard.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
succeed (Achieve the intended result or meet the standard.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
work
|daily_life
|evaluation
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
to do very badly and fail
To perform very poorly in an attempt or evaluation, or to fail at doing something that was expected.
ਨਾਂਵ
C1
INFORMAL
4
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
get [a] flunk (in [a subject/class])
He was embarrassed to bring home another flunk in algebra.
Szégyellte, hogy megint egyest vitt haza algebrából.
Two flunks in a row put her scholarship at risk.
Két egymást követő bukás veszélybe sodorta az ösztöndíját.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
I got a flunk in math.
Egyest kaptam matekból.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This noun use is less common than saying an F or a failing grade.
ਅਰਥ
a failure or failing grade
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
get a flunk
|a flunk in math
|a flunk on the test
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
failure (More general; not limited to grades.)
|
F (Specifically the letter grade in many grading systems.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
pass (A passing result rather than a failing one.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
education
|school
|grades
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
a failing result
A failure, especially a failing grade or result in a class or exam.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
flunk
IPA
GB/flˈʌŋk/
US/flˈʌŋk/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
flunk (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (flunk)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Verb
- Base: flunk
- 3rd Person Singular: flunks
- Present Participle: flunking
- Past: flunked
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
flunks
verb
flunking
verb
flunked
verb
Related words
flunker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
pass
verb A2
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
flunk out
1/flˈʌŋk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
leave school because of failing
to leave school because you failed
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He flunked out of college after failing most of his first-year classes.
- She nearly flunked out, but she got tutoring and improved her grades.
- If you miss that many labs, you can flunk out of the program.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He flunked out of college.