verb · informal
flunk
/flʌŋk/FLUNK
speaking
to fail an exam or to be forced to leave a course because of poor results
Examples
“He flunked the chemistry exam and had to retake it.”
“If she keeps missing classes she might flunk out of the course.”
“I nearly flunked that test but I managed to pass in the end.”
Band 8 sentence
“He flunked the final and, as a result, had to repeat the year.”
Collocations
- flunk an exam
- flunk out of university
Word family
flunk verbflunked verb (past)flunking verb (gerund)flunk out phrasal verb
Common mistakes
He flunked in the exam.→He flunked the exam.
She flunked out from the university.→She flunked out of the university.
Say it for a higher band
5fail→6fail an exam→7+flunk
Synonyms
fail
Easily confused
fail
“He failed the exam, but he didn't flunk out of the school.”
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