Complete Definition of "flunk"

English
Etymology
Alteration of funk.

Verb
en-verb

#US (transitive or intransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
#:He flunked math, again.
#US (transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
#:Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.

See also
flunk out

Category:English ergative verbs

io:flunk
vi:flunk
zh:flunk

Revision and Credits for"flunk"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.