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Definition of miscarry verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

miscarry

verb
 
/ˌmɪsˈkæri/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkæri/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they miscarry
 
/ˌmɪsˈkæri/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkæri/
he / she / it miscarries
 
/ˌmɪsˈkæriz/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkæriz/
past simple miscarried
 
/ˌmɪsˈkærid/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkærid/
past participle miscarried
 
/ˌmɪsˈkærid/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkærid/
-ing form miscarrying
 
/ˌmɪsˈkæriɪŋ/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkæriɪŋ/
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  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.
    Topics Life stagesc2
  2. [intransitive] (formal) (of a plan) to fail synonym come to nothingTopics Difficulty and failurec2
See miscarry in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
halfway
adverb
 
 
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