abort
🇺🇸
/əˈbɔːrt/
🇬🇧
/əˈbɔːt/
verb
R
to stop a pregnancy early so a baby is not born
The doctor had to abort the pregnancy for medical reasons.
R
to give birth too early for the baby to live
The sick cow may abort if not treated quickly.
R
to stop something before it finishes because it might fail
They had to abort the mission due to bad weather.
translation
to stop a pregnancy early so a baby is not born; to give birth too early for the baby to live; to stop something before it finishes because it might fail
Word Forms
3rd Present
aborts
Past
aborted
Perfect
aborted
Progressive
aborting