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failed up the ladder

failed up the ladder is the simple past and past participle of fail up the ladder.

Meaning of fail up the ladder

Verb

fail up the ladder (third-person singular simple present fails up the ladder, present participle failing up the ladder, simple past and past participle failed up the ladder)

  1. Synonym of fail upwards.
    Synonyms:
    fail upwards

Questions about failed up the ladder

What is failed up the ladder the simple past and past participle of?
Failed up the ladder is the simple past and past participle of fail up the ladder.

Words near failed up the ladder in the dictionary

  1. failed safe
  2. failed state
  3. failed states
  4. failed supernova
  5. failed up
  6. failed up the ladder
  7. failed upward
  8. failed upwards
  9. failer
  10. failers
  11. failes

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