Meaning of "miscarry" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF MISCARRY

miscarry  [mɪsˈkærɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISCARRY

Miscarry is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb miscarry in English.

WHAT DOES MISCARRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Miscarriage

A miscarriage is the natural death of an embryo or fetus in the womb. It takes place in the early stages of prenatal development prior to fetal viability. Among women who know they are pregnant, the miscarriage rate is roughly 15-20% and it is the most common complication of early pregnancy in humans.

Definition of miscarry in the English dictionary

The first definition of miscarry in the dictionary is to expel a fetus prematurely from the womb; abort. Other definition of miscarry is to fail. Miscarry is also to fail to reach a destination.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISCARRY

PRESENT

Present

I miscarry

you miscarry

he/she/it miscarries

we miscarry

you miscarry

they miscarry

Present continuous

I am miscarrying

you are miscarrying

he/she/it is miscarrying

we are miscarrying

you are miscarrying

they are miscarrying

Present perfect

I have miscarried

you have miscarried

he/she/it has miscarried

we have miscarried

you have miscarried

they have miscarried

Present perfect continuous

I have been miscarrying

you have been miscarrying

he/she/it has been miscarrying

we have been miscarrying

you have been miscarrying

they have been miscarrying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I miscarried

you miscarried

he/she/it miscarried

we miscarried

you miscarried

they miscarried

Past continuous

I was miscarrying

you were miscarrying

he/she/it was miscarrying

we were miscarrying

you were miscarrying

they were miscarrying

Past perfect

I had miscarried

you had miscarried

he/she/it had miscarried

we had miscarried

you had miscarried

they had miscarried

Past perfect continuous

I had been miscarrying

you had been miscarrying

he/she/it had been miscarrying

we had been miscarrying

you had been miscarrying

they had been miscarrying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will miscarry

you will miscarry

he/she/it will miscarry

we will miscarry

you will miscarry

they will miscarry

Future continuous

I will be miscarrying

you will be miscarrying

he/she/it will be miscarrying

we will be miscarrying

you will be miscarrying

they will be miscarrying

Future perfect

I will have miscarried

you will have miscarried

he/she/it will have miscarried

we will have miscarried

you will have miscarried

they will have miscarried

Future perfect continuous

I will have been miscarrying

you will have been miscarrying

he/she/it will have been miscarrying

we will have been miscarrying

you will have been miscarrying

they will have been miscarrying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would miscarry

you would miscarry

he/she/it would miscarry

we would miscarry

you would miscarry

they would miscarry

Conditional continuous

I would be miscarrying

you would be miscarrying

he/she/it would be miscarrying

we would be miscarrying

you would be miscarrying

they would be miscarrying

Conditional perfect

I would have miscarry

you would have miscarry

he/she/it would have miscarry

we would have miscarry

you would have miscarry

they would have miscarry

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been miscarrying

you would have been miscarrying

he/she/it would have been miscarrying

we would have been miscarrying

you would have been miscarrying

they would have been miscarrying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you miscarry
we let´s miscarry
you miscarry

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to miscarry

Past participle

miscarried

Present Participle

miscarrying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MISCARRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «miscarry» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of miscarry

come to grief · fail · fall through · go astray · go pear-shaped · go wrong · misfire

TRANSLATION OF MISCARRY

Find out the translation of miscarry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of miscarry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «miscarry» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 流产
• Translator English - Spanish: abortar
• English: miscarry
• Translator English - Hindi: गर्भपात
• Translator English - Arabic: اجهاض
• Translator English - Russian: выкидыш
• Translator English - Portuguese: abortar
• Translator English - Bengali: গর্ভস্রাব করা
• Translator English - French: une fausse couche
• Translator English - Malay: Keguguran
• Translator English - German: Fehlgeburt
• Translator English - Japanese: 流産する
• Translator English - Korean: 유산 할
• Translator English - Javanese: Miscarry
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đẻ non
• Translator English - Tamil: கருச்சிதைவு ஏற்பட்டதால்
• Translator English - Marathi: कर्कश
• Translator English - Turkish: çocuk düşürmek
• Translator English - Italian: abortire
• Translator English - Polish: poronienia
• Translator English - Ukrainian: викидень
• Translator English - Romanian: miscarry
• Translator English - Greek: αποβάλλω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: miskraam
• Translator English - Swedish: miscarry
• Translator English - Norwegian: abortere

QUOTES WITH «MISCARRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word miscarry.

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Amanda Holden

I have such a lovely life and I just never imagined that I would miscarry a baby.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISCARRY»

Discover the use of miscarry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to miscarry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Poverty and Discrimination

We need to consider how the availability of abortion affects the comparison of teens who miscarry with those who give birth. We begin with two extreme cases. If all abortions occurred early in pregnancy and all miscarriages occurred late in ...

Kevin Lang, 2011

Miscarriage and the Successful Pregnancy: A Woman's Guide to ...

It is true that some women miscarry more often than chance alone would expect. When considering how common recurrent miscarriage actually is, we need to consider some numbers. How common is recurrent miscarriage? Many women ...

William Hummel FACOF, 2005

The Mother of All Pregnancy Books

... instrument inserted through the vagina and the cervix) to look for blockages and other problems, or an ultrasound or sonohysterography (to look for any structural problems and/or fibroids or adhesions that could be causing you to miscarry).

Ann Douglas, 2012

Homicide in the Biblical World

Pamela Barmash. LH 209-214 209 If a free man strikes a woman of the free class and causes her to miscarry her fetus, he shall pay 10 shekels of silver for her fetus. 210 If that woman dies, they shall kill his daughter. 211 If he causes a woman ...

Pamela Barmash, 2005

Lexical Perspectives on Transitivity and Ergativity: ...

In its reference to a premature termination of a pregnancy, miscarry took the woman as figure (although there are two isolated attestations in the OED that feature the fetus, but these may well have been idiosyncratic as both are fiom ...

Maarten Lemmens, 1998

Moll Flanders

In the course of this affair I fell very ill, and my melancholy really increased my distemper; my illness proved at length to be only an ague, but my apprehensions were really that I should miscarry. I should not say apprehensions, for indeed I ...

Daniel Defoe, 2007

'Honour': Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women

The court was satisfied that the two accused did not mean to kill the victim but only wanted to get rid of the fetus by causing the woman to miscarry. The court held that the intention to kill the victim had not been established, and that it was not ...

Sara Hossain, Lynn Welchman, 2005

The Works: Now First Collected

And if ye look into the Scripture, ye shall observe, that when the people of God fall, usually they fail in that grace wherein they do most excel; and wherein they did most excel, therein they did most miscarry. Abraham did most excel in faith, and ...

William Bridge, 1845

Evolution and Human Behavior: Darwinian Perspectives on ...

Most conceptuses miscarry before the 12th week and many before the first missed menstruation. When spontaneous abortions are karyotyped (that is, the structure of their chromosomes examined under an optical microscope), they are seen ...

John Cartwright, 2000

Coming to Term: Uncovering the Truth about Miscarriage

Hogge' s analysis had another intriguing finding about women who repeatedly miscarry. Like all pregnant women, these patients often lost chromosomally abnormal babies. "Initially you do not expect that much bad luck for someone," said ...

Jon Cohen, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISCARRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term miscarry is used in the context of the following news items.

Evelyn Lozada: Why I Felt 'Responsible' for My Miscarriage

After the doctor's confirmation that she would likely miscarry, “for me the most heartbreaking thing was knowing that it could take up to a day to ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»

Why I Refused Genetic Testing Despite My Age

... screen scurry away from the pointy intruder and being told afterward that if I didn't bleed for two weeks, I probably wouldn't miscarry. The test ... «Yahoo Parenting, Jul 15»

The Aurora shooting by the numbers -- an update

Ashley Moser told the jury of how Holmes left her paralyzed, killed her 6-year-old daughter and caused her to miscarry. 165 -- The number of ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

Did Evelyn Lozada Miscarry Due To Complications? Some Reports …

Evelyn Lozada is back on the small screen in her own show, Livin' Lozada. Many fans had hoped to see her return to Basketball Wives, which ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

Infertility and aging: Pregnancy in your 40s

Younger women miscarry 1 out of 6 pregnancies. For women in their early 40s, it jumps to 1 in 2. Plus, the risk for Down Syndrome and ... «NBC2 News, Jul 15»

Comelec gets SM's okay, 52 more malls as voting venues

The Commission on Elections now has 52 more malls that it can use as voting precincts if its plans don't miscarry as the 2016 elections draw ... «GMA News, Jul 15»

Age another cause for infertility

Younger women miscarry 1 out of 6 pregnancies. For women in their early 40s, it jumps to 1 in 2. Plus, the risk for Down Syndrome and ... «NBC2 News, Jul 15»

Singer Kim Hyun-joong countersues ex-girlfriend

The Kim-Choi saga started last August when Choi accused the singer of beating her and causing her to miscarry. Believing this as the truth, ... «GlobalPost, Jul 15»

Air Force extends PT exemptions after birth, miscarriage to a year

In a news release, the Air Force said that female airmen who have had pregnancies lasting at least 20 weeks — including those who miscarry ... «AirForceTimes.com, Jul 15»

Robyn Urback: 'Want to have sex? Just sign here'

And indeed, it might work in some cases to distinguish the coerced from the consensual, but it could also miscarry spectacularly if and when an ... «National Post, Jul 15»