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Foundering Meaning in English

word · lemma: founder

التعريف

'Foundering' means to fill with water and sink (used for ships or boats), or more generally to fail, collapse, or become unsuccessful.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal or literary word, mainly used for ships sinking ('the ship is foundering') but also metaphorically for projects, relationships, or businesses that are struggling or failing. Often confused with 'floundering', which means struggling helplessly.

Spanish: hundirse - fracasarPortuguese (BR): afundar - fracassarPortuguese (PT): afundar - fracassarChinese (Simplified): 沉没 - 失败Chinese (Traditional): 沉沒 - 失敗Hindi: डूबना - असफल होनाArabic: يغرق - يفشلBengali: ডুবে যাচ্ছে - ব্যর্থ হচ্ছেRussian: тонет - терпит крахJapanese: 沈没している - 失敗しつつあるVietnamese: chết chìm - thất bạiKorean: 침몰하다 - 실패하다Turkish: batmak (gemi için) - başarısız olmakUrdu: ڈوب رہا ہے - ناکام ہو رہا ہےIndonesian: chìm - thất bại

جمل نموذجية

Our company's finances are foundering after a tough year.

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That new restaurant is foundering because nobody goes there.

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The boat was foundering in the heavy storm.

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The project is foundering because of poor planning.

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Their marriage is foundering after many arguments.

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By the time help arrived, the yacht was already foundering.

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