flunk
gb/flˈʌŋk/ us/flˈʌŋk/
B2
Ingles
megbukik, megbuktat, leszerepel, bukás, elégtelen
PANDIWA
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbukik
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
I flunked the test.
Megbuktam a teszten.
He flunked math.
Megbukott matekból.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Do not confuse flunk with fluke (a lucky accident) or clunk (a heavy sound).
Kahulugan
fail a test or course
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga kasingkahulugan
fail (Neutral and more general than flunk.)
|
bomb (More slangy; often suggests doing extremely badly.)
Mga kasalungat
pass (Achieve the required standard in a test or class.)
Mga tema
education
|school
|testing
Depinisyon
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.
PANDIWA
C1
INFORMAL
2
megbuktat
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The teacher flunked him.
A tanár megbuktatta.
They flunked her in math.
Megbuktatták matekból.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In this meaning, the object is a person (e.g., flunk a student), not the test.
Kahulugan
give someone a failing grade
Mga kolokasyon
flunk a student
|flunk someone in math
|flunk someone in the course
|flunk half the class
|flunk him for cheating
|flunk her on attendance
Mga kasingkahulugan
fail (More neutral; common in official contexts (fail a student).)
Mga kasalungat
pass (Formally approve a student as meeting requirements.)
Mga tema
education
|school
Depinisyon
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.
PANDIWA
C1
INFORMAL
3
megbukik
B1
leszerepel
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
He flunked the interview.
Leszerepelt az interjún.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Flunk is most common with tests and school; for work situations, fail is more neutral.
Kahulugan
do very badly; fail at something
Mga kolokasyon
flunk an interview
|flunk an audition
|flunk an inspection
|flunk a background check
|flunk the evaluation
|flunk the tryout
|flunk at something
Mga kasingkahulugan
fail (More general and less informal.)
|
mess up (Focuses on making mistakes rather than failing an official standard.)
Mga kasalungat
succeed (Achieve the intended result or meet the standard.)
Mga tema
work
|daily_life
|evaluation
Depinisyon
to do very badly and fail
To perform very poorly in an attempt or evaluation, or to fail at doing something that was expected.
PANGNGALAN
C1
INFORMAL
4
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
I got a flunk in math.
Egyest kaptam matekból.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This noun use is less common than saying an F or a failing grade.
Kahulugan
a failure or failing grade
Mga kolokasyon
get a flunk
|a flunk in math
|a flunk on the test
Mga kasingkahulugan
failure (More general; not limited to grades.)
|
F (Specifically the letter grade in many grading systems.)
Mga kasalungat
pass (A passing result rather than a failing one.)
Mga tema
education
|school
|grades
Depinisyon
a failing result
A failure, especially a failing grade or result in a class or exam.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
flunk
IPA
GB/flˈʌŋk/
US/flˈʌŋk/
Mga pantig at diin
flunk (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (flunk)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: flunk
- 3rd Person Singular: flunks
- Present Participle: flunking
- Past: flunked
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
flunks
verb
flunking
verb
flunked
verb
Related words
flunker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
pass
verb A2
Mga ekspresyon
flunk out
1/flˈʌŋk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
leave school because of failing
to leave school because you failed
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He flunked out of college.