miscarry

UK: /ˌmɪsˈkæri/

US: /mɪsˈkæri/

US: (mis kar′ē; for 1 also mis′kar′ē)

Inflections of 'miscarry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

miscarries

v 3rd person singular

miscarrying

v pres p

miscarried

v past

miscarried

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

mis•car•ry /mɪsˈkæri/   v. [no object] , -ried, -ry•ing. 

1. Physiology to have a miscarriage of a fetus:
   When she miscarried for the third time she wondered if she should adopt a child.
2. to fail to attain one's end;
   be unsuccessful:
   The plan miscarried.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mis•car•ry  (mis kar′ē; for 1 also mis′kar′ē), v.i., -ried, -ry•ing. 

1. Physiology to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
2. to fail to attain the right or desired end;
   be unsuccessful:
   The plan miscarried.
3. to go astray or be lost in transit, as a letter.

• Middle English miscarien. See mis-¹, carry 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

miscarry / mɪsˈkærɪ/ verb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)(intransitive)

1. to expel a fetus prematurely from the womb; abort
2. to fail
3. (of freight, mail, etc) to fail to reach a destination