miscarry
verb /ˌmɪsˈkæri/
/ˌmɪsˈkæri/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they miscarry | /ˌmɪsˈkæri/ /ˌmɪsˈkæri/ |
| he / she / it miscarries | /ˌmɪsˈkæriz/ /ˌmɪsˈkæriz/ |
| past simple miscarried | /ˌmɪsˈkærid/ /ˌmɪsˈkærid/ |
| past participle miscarried | /ˌmɪsˈkærid/ /ˌmɪsˈkærid/ |
| -ing form miscarrying | /ˌmɪsˈkæriɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈkæriɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] miscarry (something) to give birth to a baby before it is fully developed and able to live
- The shock caused her to miscarry.
- [intransitive] (formal) (of a plan) to fail synonym come to nothingTopics Difficulty and failurec2