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   flunk

   /flʌŋk/

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   • 1. fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, test, or course of study): informal North American "I flunked biology in the tenth grade"
   • ▪ judge (an examination candidate) to have failed to reach the required standard. informal North American
   • ▪ (of a student) leave or be dismissed from school or college as a result of failing to reach the required standard: informal North American "Tip flunked out of Caltech and moved back home"

   Word Origin early 19th century (in the general sense ‘back down, fail utterly’; originally US): perhaps related to funk2 or to US flink ‘be a coward’, perhaps a variant of flinch.

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   What does flunked mean?

   • Flunked Definition. The meaning of Flunked - Word Panda noun flunked Simple past tense and past participle of flunk. 1 A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word. According to our data about 59% of words is more used.

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   What is flunk verb?

   • Definition of flunk verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] flunk (something) to fail an exam, a test or a course I flunked math in second grade. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!

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   What does flunk out mean?

   • 1. to fail in a course or examination. 3. to give a failing grade to. 4. flunk out, to dismiss or be dismissed from a school because of failing grades: to flunk out of college. n. 5. a failure, as in a course or examination.

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   What does it mean to flunk a test?

   • Other forms: flunked; flunking; flunks To flunk is to do poorly on a test or in a class. One way to avoid flunking is to start studying several nights before a test. People have been flunking things ever since there were schools. However, we’ve only been calling it flunking since the 1800s. Originally, flunk could mean “to fail” or “to give up.”

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   The meaning of FLUNK is to fail especially in an examination or course. How to use flunk in a sentence.

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   To flunk is to do poorly on a test or in a class. One way to avoid flunking is to start studying several nights before a test. People have been flunking things ever since there were schools.

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   noun. a failure, as in a course or examination. verb phrase. to fail and be unable to continue in: He flunked out of flight school. flunk. / flʌŋk / verb. to fail or cause to fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, course, etc) intrfoll byout to be dismissed from a school or college through failure in examinations. noun.

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