abort


Definition: Meaning of, abort in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əˈbɔːt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
abort aborted aborted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
aborting aborts
  1. [transitive] to stop an activity because it would be difficult or dangerous to continue it
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  2. [transitive] to deliberately end a PREGNANCY when the baby is still too young to live
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  3. [intransitive] if a PREGNANT woman or animal aborts, the baby is born too early and is dead when it is born
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