miscarry
miscarry
Definition
mis·carry (mis kar′ē, mis′kar′ē)
intransitive verb -·ried, -·ry·ing
- to go wrong; fail: said of a plan, project, etc.
- to go astray; fail to arrive: said of mail, freight, etc.
- to have a miscarriage (sense )
miscarry
Synonyms
miscarry
Usage Examples
Object
- baby: The primary aim of the little love project was to provide tiny clothing to miscarried babies.
- time: But I know so many people who have miscarried the first time and gone on to have more babies.
- fetus: Mrs S miscarried a complete fetus which was brought with her to the hospital.
- womb: Another case of Newman's " miscarrying womb " , perhaps?
- child: When Anne miscarried a second child Henry accused her of witchcraft and had her beheaded at the Tower of London for adultery and incest.
- pregnancy: Fertility is not altered but if you have had multiple treatments then you may be more likely to miscarry a future pregnancy.
Used with why or when
- when: God's children most miscarry when all things are prosperous and flow in upon them, when they have lived in plenty.
Adjective complement
- due: I have a letter from the doctor telling the police that I miscarried due to stress last year.
Modifying Another Word
- again: How likely is it that I'll miscarry again?
- just: But I tell myself you have just miscarried; had you been too ill to write, some one would have written me.
- not: Nonetheless, the majority of pregnant women with such exposures did not miscarry, the reviewers emphasized.
- spontaneously: Many of the damaged babies would have spontaneously miscarried.
- either: I fear my letters have either miscarried or been censored or stolen.
- then: Do you think you were very briefly pregnant and then miscarried?
Preposition: in
- pregnancy: The vast majority of embryonic clones fail to implant, miscarry later in pregnancy or are born with severe birth defects.
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