FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

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miscarry []

v meghiúsul [mˈɛɡhiuːʃul]

v (obsolete) To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm. (defdate|14th-18th c.)

v (context|now|_|rare) To go astray; to do something wrong. (defdate|from 14th c.)

v To have a miscarriage; to abort a foetus, usually without intent to do so. (defdate|from 16th c.)

v To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). (defdate|from 16th c.)

v Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient. (defdate|from 16th c.)