Abort - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈbɔːrt|  American pronunciation of the word abort
Brit.  |əˈbɔːt|  British pronunciation of the word abort

noun

- the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
I wasted a year of my life working on an abort
he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area

verb

- terminate before completion
abort the mission
abort the process running on my computer
- cease development, die, and be aborted
an aborting fetus
- terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

Extra examples

They decided to abort the pregnancy.

I suggest that you abort the project.

The mission had to be aborted.

When problems occurred during the launch, it was necessary to abort.

She aborted her last child.

The rescue mission had to be aborted.

The disease causes pregnant animals to abort.

The control room had to classify our flight as an air abort.

I wasted a year of my life working on an abort

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: abort
he/she/it: aborts
present participle: aborting
past tense: aborted
past participle: aborted
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