miscarry

[ mis-kar-ee; for 1 also mis-kar-ee ]

/ mɪsˈkær i; for 1 also ˈmɪsˌkær i /

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verb (used without object), mis·car·ried, mis·car·ry·ing.

to have a miscarriage of a fetus.

to fail to attain the right or desired end; be unsuccessful: The plan miscarried.

to go astray or be lost in transit, as a letter.

Nearby words

miscalculate, miscall, miscanthus, miscarriage, miscarriage of justice, miscarry, miscast, misce, miscegenation, miscellanea, miscellaneous

Origin of miscarry

First recorded in 1275–1325, miscarry is from the Middle English word miscarien. See mis-¹, carry

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Examples from the Web for miscarry

She told me that if I decided to miscarry, there was nothing they could do about it.
States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences|Emily Shire|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He died on the spot and his mate, who was pregnant at the time, proceeded to miscarry due to depression.
If You Build It, They Will Skate|Maysoon Zayid|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lest that letter should miscarry, I repeat it here, and wish you to mention it to him.
The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences|Sarah N. Randolph
If the son of a man receives what his father says, none of his plans will miscarry.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton

I again subtract fifty thousand for those women who miscarry, or whose children die by accident, or disease within the year.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. VII|Jonathan Swift
But after all this Care and Industry, how was it possible for the business to Miscarry?
Citt and Bumpkin (1680)|Sir Roger L'Estrange
Without these the Revolution will miscarry and our Dastur will not be worth a date-stone.
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani

British Dictionary definitions for miscarry

miscarry

/ (mɪsˈkærɪ) /

verb -ries, -rying or -ried (intr)

to expel a fetus prematurely from the womb; abort

to failall her plans miscarried

British (of freight, mail, etc) to fail to reach a destination

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miscarry

verb (used without object), mis·car·ried, mis·car·ry·ing.

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miscarry

verb -ries, -rying or -ried (intr)

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miscarry

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