- 1[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.
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- 2[intransitive] (formal) (of a plan) to fail synonym come to nothing
miscarry
verbNAmE//ˌmɪsˈkæri//, NAmE//ˈmɪsˌkæri//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they miscarry he / she / it miscarries
past simple miscarried
-ing form miscarrying
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