mislukken — meaning in English

English meaning

• fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
• miscarry verb To lose a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb.

Senses

mislukken is used for these senses in English:

• break down (intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.
• miscarry To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). [from 16th c.]

fail — full definition

1. verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
2. verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
3. verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
4. noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.

miscarry — full definition

1. verb To lose a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb.
2. verb To fail to succeed, especially when a plan, project or piece of business goes wrong.

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