Phrase guide

without fail

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Certainly; by all means; as a matter of importance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • You will report to the police every week without fail.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Inevitably.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: непреме́нно (nepreménno) — certainly
  • Burmese: မုချ (mu.hkya.) — certainly
  • Burmese: ဆက်ဆက် (hcakhcak) — certainly
  • Burmese: မပျက်မကွက် (ma.pyakma.kwak) — certainly
  • Catalan: sens falta — certainly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一定 (yīdìng) — certainly
  • Esperanto: nepre — certainly
  • French: sans faute — certainly
  • Galician: certamente — certainly
  • German: unbedingt — certainly
  • Hungarian: okvetlenül — certainly
  • Hungarian: feltétlenül — certainly
  • Hungarian: mindenképpen — certainly
  • Icelandic: áreiðanlega — certainly
  • Icelandic: örugglega — certainly
  • Irish: gan teip — certainly
  • Italian: immancabilmente — certainly
  • Italian: senza dubbio — certainly
  • Japanese: 是非 (zehi) — certainly
  • Korean: 반드시 (bandeusi) — certainly
  • Kyrgyz: албетте (albette) — certainly
  • Kyrgyz: сөзсүз (sözsüz) — certainly
  • Kyrgyz: милдеттүү түрдө (mildettüü türdö) — certainly
  • Kyrgyz: кандай болсо да (kanday bolso da) — certainly
  • Portuguese: sem falha — certainly
  • Russian: непреме́нно (nepreménno) — certainly
  • Russian: обяза́тельно (objazátelʹno) — certainly
  • Spanish: sin falta — certainly
  • Tamil: தவறாமல் (tavaṟāmal) — certainly
  • Welsh: yn ddi-feth — certainly