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English[]

Pronunciation[]

  • (RP) IPA: /fɔːlt/, /fɒlt/, SAMPA: /fO:lt/
  • (US) IPA: /fɔːlt/, /fɑːlt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔːlt

Etymology[]

From Middle English faulte, faute, from Template:Xno[[Category:Template:Xno derivations|Fault]] [[faute#Template:Xno|faute, faulte]], from Old French faute, faulte, from Vulgar Latin *fallita (shortcoming), from Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō (deceive). Displaced native Middle English schuld, schuild (fault) (from Old English scyld (fault)), Middle English lac (fault, lack) (from Template:Dum [[lak#Template:Dum|lak]] (lack, fault)), Middle English last (fault, vice) (from Old Norse lǫstr, löstr (fault, vice, crime)).

Noun[]

Singular
Fault

Plural
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Fault ({{{1}}})

  1. A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
  2. A mistake or error.
  3. A weakness of character.
  4. A minor offense.
  5. Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
  6. Template:Geology A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity
  7. (tennis) An illegal serve.
  8. (electrical) An abnormal connection in a circuit.

Synonyms[]

  • See also Wikisaurus:defect

Translations[]

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Fault

Third person singular
-

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
-

to Fault (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

  1. (transitive) To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
  2. (intransitive, geology) To fracture.
  3. (intransitive) To commit a mistake or error.

Translations[]

  • French: mettre en défaut (1), trouver une faille dans (1), se failler (2), faillir (3)

Related terms[]

  • at fault
  • to a fault

French[]

Verb[]

Fault

  1. Template:Obsolete spelling of

Old French[]

Alternative forms[]

  • faut

Etymology[]

Latin falsus

Adjective[]

Fault m. (feminine fausse)

  1. false; not true
  2. false; fake; unreal

Declension[]

Template:Fro-decl-adj

Descendants[]

  • English: fault
  • French: faux (likely from faulz, fauz)

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