ABORT


Meaning of ABORT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əbɔ:(r)t ]

( aborts, aborting, aborted)

1.

If an unborn baby is aborted , the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive. ( FORMAL )

Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.

...tissue from aborted fetuses.

VERB : V n , V-ed

2.

If someone aborts a process, plan, or activity, they stop it before it has been completed.

The decision was made to abort the mission...

VERB : V n

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