miscarry
To have a miscarriageTo have a miscarriage; to involuntarily abort a foetus.
» The cow miscarried.
Die Kuh hatte eine Fehlgeburt.
Meaning
5 sensesTo have a miscarriage; to involuntarily abort a foetus.
eine Fehlgeburt haben
име́ть вы́кидышimétʹ výkidyš
suffer a miscarriage
To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.).
misslingen
терпеть неудачуterpetʹ neudaču, потерпеть неудачуpoterpetʹ neudaču
Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient.
(obsolete)To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm.
(archaic)To go astray; to do something wrong.
Examples
1 sentencesThe cow miscarried.
deDie Kuh hatte eine Fehlgeburt. — Yorwba
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English miscarien. By surface analysis, mis- + carry.From Middle English miscarien. By surface analysis, mis- + carry.
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Forms
miscarries, miscarrying, miscarried, miscarried| Base form | miscarry · to miscarry |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | miscarries |
| Present participle | miscarrying |
| Past simple | miscarried |
| Past participle | miscarried |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle