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—ANTONYM success

faint 1 / feint / adjective ( faint .er , faint .est )

not clear or strong

We could hear the faint sound of music in the distance.

If you feel faint , you feel that you are going to fall, for example because you are sick or tired.

faint 2 / feint / verb ( faints, faint . ing , faint . ed )

to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, for example because you are weak or sick She fainted as soon as she saw the blood.

fai Г 1 ® / fer / adjective ( fair er , fair est)

treating people in an equal way or in the right way

It's not fair ! Why do I have to go to bed before my sister? They didn't get a fair trial.

—ANTONYM unfair

good or big enough, but not very good or big They've invited a fair number of people to their party. I would describe the service in this restaurant as fair.

(used about a person's skin or hair) light in color He has fair hair.

—ANTONYM dark

(used about the weather) bright and not raining

fai r 2 / fer / noun

[ count ]

a place outside where you can ride on big machines and play games to win prizes

( business ) a large event where people and businesses show and sell the things they make

a book fair a world trade fair

fair • ly / ' ferli / adverb

more than a little, but not very She speaks French fairly well. I'm fairly certain it was him.

in a way that is right and honest This company treats its workers fairly.

—ANTONYM unfairly

fai r • y / feri / noun [ count ] ( plural fair . ies )

a very small person in stories. Fairies have wings and can do magic.

fair • y tale / ' fen teil / noun [ cou nt ]

( english language arts ) a story for children that is about magic

faith / fei6 / noun

1 [ noncount ] feeling sure that someone or something is good, right, or honest

have great faith in your ability to do the job (= I'm sure that you can do it ) .

[ count ] ( religion ) a religion the Jewish faith

faith • ful / ' feiefl / adjective

always ready to support your friends; not changing a faithful friend

fake / feik / noun [ count ]

a copy of something that seems real but is not This painting is not really by Van Gogh — it's a fake. ►fake adjective

a fake passport

fall l©/fol/verb

(falls, Fall ing , ell /fel/ las fall en / fobn/)

to go down quickly toward the ground The book fell off the table.

She fell down the stairs and broke her arm.

to suddenly stop standing He slipped on the ice and fell. I fell over and hurt my leg.

to become lower or less

In the desert the temperature falls quickly at night. Prices have fallen again.

—ANTONYM rise

fall apart to break into pieces The chair fell apart when I sat on it.

fall asleep

to start sleeping

She fell asleep in the armchair.

fall behind to become slower than others, or not do

something when you should do it

She's falling behind on her homework.

fall for someone to begin to love someone

He has fallen for someone he met on vacation.

fall for something

( informal )

to believe something that someone tells you is true, although it is not true I can't believe you fell for that old excuse! fall in love with someone

to begin to love someone

He fell in love with Anna the first time they met.

fall out with someone to argue with someone so that

you stop being friends

Jane has fallen out with her best friend.

fall through If a plan falls through , it does not

happen.

fall 2 Ф / fol / noun

[ count ] a sudden drop from a higher place to a lower place

He had a bad fall from his horse.

[ count ] becoming lower or less a fall in the price of oil

—ANTONYM rise

[ count , usually singular ] the part of the year between summer and winter