MISCARRY


Meaning of MISCARRY in English

/ ˌmɪsˈkæri; NAmE / verb ( mis·car·ries , mis·carry·ing , mis·car·ried , mis·car·ried )

1.

to give birth to a baby before it is fully developed and able to live :

[ v ]

The shock caused her to miscarry.

[also vn ]

2.

[ v ] ( formal ) ( of a plan ) to fail

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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.