miscarry
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miscarry
- /ˌmɪsˈkæɹi/ UK, US
Rhymes with -æɹi
Where it comes from
From Middle English miscarien. By surface analysis, mis- + carry.
verb miscarries · miscarrying · miscarried
- To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm.
- To go astray; to do something wrong.
- To have a miscarriage; to involuntarily abort a foetus.
- To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). So, if a Sonne that is by his Father ſent about Merchandize, doe ſinfully miſcarry vpon the Sea; the imputation of his vvickedneſſe, by your rule, ſhould be impoſed vpon his Father that ſent him: […]
- Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient. Sir Nathaniel, this Biron is one of the votaries with the king; and here he hath framed a letter to a sequent of the stranger queen's, which accidentally, or by the way of progression, hath miscarried.
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verb to involuntarily abort a foetus
| Português | abortar |
|---|---|
| Français | faire une fausse couche |
| Deutsch | eine Fehlgeburt haben |
| Italiano | abortire |
| Ελληνικά | αποβάλλω apovállo |
| Русский | име́ть вы́кидыш imétʹ výkidyš |
| العربية | أَجْهَضَ ʔajhaḍa |
| עברית | הִפִּיל hippíl |
verb to fail to achieve
| Deutsch | misslingen |
|---|---|
| Русский | терпеть неудачу terpetʹ neudaču, потерпеть неудачу poterpetʹ neudaču |
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title = {miscarry},
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