fault
/fɔːlt/US /fɔːlt/fault
NOUNDefinition of fault
If something is your fault, you did something wrong or didn't do something right.
Example: It doesn't matter whose fault it is, let's work together to make it right.
A fault is a problem or a mistake.
Example: We found a few faults in the plan, but we'll fix them later.
A fault in your character is something about you that is not nice or good.
Example: The other girls thought that her only fault was that she was really stupid.
A fault is a long crack in the earth.
Example: The earthquake occurred near the San Andreas fault.
In sports like tennis or volleyball, a fault is hitting the ball in the wrong way, or to or from the wrong place.
fault
EXAMPLESExamples of fault
It doesn't matter whose fault it is, let's work together to make it right.
Example sentenceI'm sorry. It's my fault. I forgot to turn it off.
Example sentenceWe found a few faults in the plan, but we'll fix them later.
Example sentenceThe other girls thought that her only fault was that she was really stupid.
Example sentenceThe earthquake occurred near the San Andreas fault.
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