abort
To miscarry; to bring forth offspring prematurelyTo miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
» The mission had to be aborted.
Die Mission musste abgebrochen werden.
Meaning
9 senses(intransitive, regional)To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
(intransitive, transitive)To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
(transitive)To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back.
(intransitive)To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.
(intransitive)To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile.
(transitive)To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation.
(intransitive)To abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion.
(transitive)To terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely.
(transitive)To terminate a process prior to completion.
abbrechen
прерватьprervatʹ
terminate before completion
Examples
14 sentencesThe mission had to be aborted.
deDie Mission musste abgebrochen werden.
Tom was in favor of aborting the mission.
ruТом выступал за прерывание миссии.
Tom is in favor of aborting the mission.
The mission was aborted.
Our mission was aborted.
deUnsere Mission wurde abgebrochen.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Latin abortare, from abortus, from aboriri (“miscarry”), from ab- (“not”) + oriri (“cFrom Latin abortare, from abortus, from aboriri (“miscarry”), from ab- (“not”) + oriri (“come into being, arise, appear”).
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Forms
aborts, aborting, aborted, abortedWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle