miscarry

🇺🇸 /ˌmɪsˈkæri/ 🇬🇧 /ˌmɪsˈkæri/
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verb
R

When a woman miscarries, it means she loses her baby before it is born. The baby is not fully developed and cannot survive outside the mother.

The stress and shock caused her to miscarry.

R

If a plan or attempt miscarries, it means it does not succeed or fails.

Their plan to surprise her for her birthday miscarried when she found out about it.

translation

v. When a woman miscarries, it means she loses her baby before it is born. The baby is not fully developed and cannot survive outside the mother.; If a plan or attempt miscarries, it means it does not succeed or fails.

Word Forms

3rd Present miscarries
Past miscarried
Perfect miscarried
Progressive miscarrying