flunk
gb/flˈʌŋk/ us/flˈʌŋk/
B2
Inglês
megbukik, megbuktat, leszerepel, bukás, elégtelen
VERBO
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbukik
B1
Padrão de uso:
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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I flunked the test.
Megbuktam a teszten.
He flunked math.
Megbukott matekból.
Erro comum:
Do not confuse flunk with fluke (a lucky accident) or clunk (a heavy sound).
Significado
fail a test or course
Colocações
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
Sinónimos
fail (Neutral and more general than flunk.)
|
bomb (More slangy; often suggests doing extremely badly.)
Antónimos
pass (Achieve the required standard in a test or class.)
Temas
education
|school
|testing
Definição
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.
VERBO
C1
INFORMAL
2
megbuktat
B1
Padrão de uso:
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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The teacher flunked him.
A tanár megbuktatta.
They flunked her in math.
Megbuktatták matekból.
Erro comum:
In this meaning, the object is a person (e.g., flunk a student), not the test.
Significado
give someone a failing grade
Colocações
flunk a student
|flunk someone in math
|flunk someone in the course
|flunk half the class
|flunk him for cheating
|flunk her on attendance
Sinónimos
fail (More neutral; common in official contexts (fail a student).)
Antónimos
pass (Formally approve a student as meeting requirements.)
Temas
education
|school
Definição
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.
VERBO
C1
INFORMAL
3
megbukik
B1
leszerepel
B2
Padrão de uso:
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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
He flunked the interview.
Leszerepelt az interjún.
Erro comum:
Flunk is most common with tests and school; for work situations, fail is more neutral.
Significado
do very badly; fail at something
Colocações
flunk an interview
|flunk an audition
|flunk an inspection
|flunk a background check
|flunk the evaluation
|flunk the tryout
|flunk at something
Sinónimos
fail (More general and less informal.)
|
mess up (Focuses on making mistakes rather than failing an official standard.)
Antónimos
succeed (Achieve the intended result or meet the standard.)
Temas
work
|daily_life
|evaluation
Definição
to do very badly and fail
To perform very poorly in an attempt or evaluation, or to fail at doing something that was expected.
NOME
C1
INFORMAL
4
Padrão de uso:
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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I got a flunk in math.
Egyest kaptam matekból.
Erro comum:
This noun use is less common than saying an F or a failing grade.
Significado
a failure or failing grade
Colocações
get a flunk
|a flunk in math
|a flunk on the test
Sinónimos
failure (More general; not limited to grades.)
|
F (Specifically the letter grade in many grading systems.)
Antónimos
pass (A passing result rather than a failing one.)
Temas
education
|school
|grades
Definição
a failing result
A failure, especially a failing grade or result in a class or exam.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
flunk
IPA
GB/flˈʌŋk/
US/flˈʌŋk/
Sílabas e acento
flunk (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (flunk)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: flunk
- 3rd Person Singular: flunks
- Present Participle: flunking
- Past: flunked
Família de palavras
Forms
flunks
verb
flunking
verb
flunked
verb
Related words
flunker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
pass
verb A2
Expressões
flunk out
1/flˈʌŋk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
leave school because of failing
to leave school because you failed
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- He flunked out of college.