Miscarry vs Misgo - What's the difference?
miscarry | misgo |
(obsolete) To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm.
To have a miscarriage; to abort a foetus, usually without intent to do so.
To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.).
Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient.
* 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , II.1:
To go wrong, make a mistake, go astray, become lost, miscarry.
* , The Canterbury Tales , The Parson's Tale:
* 1843 , '', book 2, ch. 6, ''Monk Samson :
* 1853 , , The Newcomes , ch. 45:
As verbs the difference between miscarry and misgo
is that miscarry is to have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm while misgo is to go wrong, make a mistake, go astray, become lost, miscarry.miscarry
English
Verb
- It likewise alluded to several letters—which, it appeared to me, must have miscarried or been intercepted [...].
Synonyms
*(have a miscarriage) lose the baby (qualifier)Derived terms
* miscarriagemisgo
English
Verb
- ther is a ful noble way, and ful covenable, which may not faile to man ne to womman, that thorugh synne hath mysgon fro the right way of Jerusalem celestial [...].
- Brother Samson, in the time of the Antipopes, had been sent to Rome on business; and, returning successful, was too late,—the business had all misgone in the interim!
- Let those pity her who can feel their own weakness and misgoing .