see|Abort
English

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/��b��t/

• audio|en-us-abort.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From L. abortus, past participle of aboriri "to miscarry", formed from ab- + oriri "to come into being".

Noun
en-noun

1. A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.
2. The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.

#: Note: As with the more modern "abortion" this can refer either to the process or the result of the process.

1. computing The function used to abort a process.
2. computing An event involving the abort of a process.

#: We've had three aborts over the last two days.

1. military An early termination of a mission.

#: We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches.

Translations
trans-top|A miscarriage
Catalan: avortament m
Crimean Tatar: abort#Crimean Tatar|abort
Finnish: keskenmeno
German: Abort m, Schwangerschaftsabbruch m
trans-mid
Persian: س�ط ج���
Portuguese: aborto m
Russian: t|ru|або��|m|trabórt, t|ru|в�кид��|m|trvýkidyš
Serbian: poba�aj
Spanish: aborto, m
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trans-top|The product of a miscarriage
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Portuguese: aborto m
Serbian: poba�aj
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trans-top|The function used to abort a process
German: Abbruch m
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Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To miscarry; to bring forth something prematurely.
2. transitive To cause a premature termination whether of a foetus or more generally of anything that has been begun.
3. intransitive|biology To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.
4. transitive|computing To terminate a process prior to completion.
5. military To terminate a mission for any reason other than enemy action. It may occur at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion.
6. rfd-redundant|included in mil sense aviation|military To discontinue aircraft takeoff or missile launch.

Derived terms
abortee
aborter
abortifacient
abortion
abortive
abortment
abortorium
abortus

=See also
abend
exception

Translations
trans-top|to miscarry
Catalan: avortar
Dutch: (een) miskraam hebben, voortijdig bevallen
French: avorter, interruption de grossesse
trans-mid
Italian: abortire, fallire
Portuguese: abortar
Serbian: pobaciti
Spanish: abortar
Swedish: få missfall
Telugu: �ర�భస�రావ�, �ర�భ వి���ిత�తి, �ర�భపాత�, �ర�భ�త�పా�న�
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trans-top|to cause a premature termination
Dutch: (doen) aborteren, beëindigen, doen mislukken
French: avorter, interrompre, abandonner
Finnish: tehdä abortti, abortoida
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Italian: abortire, interrompere
Portuguese: abortar
Serbian: pobaciti
Swedish: abortera
Telugu: ��ాల ప�రసవ�
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trans-top|(biology) to become checked in normal development
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Swedish: förkrympa, bli rudimentär
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trans-top|(computing) to terminate a process prior to completion
Dutch: annuleren, aborteren, stoppen
Finnish: keskeyttää
French: interrompre, abandonner, échouer, s'arrêter
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Italian: interrompere, fermare
Swedish: avbryta, stoppa
Telugu: నిల�ప�, �ప�, నిలి�ిప�వ�, ��ిప�వ�
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Interlingua: abortar, aborto
ttbc|Thai: ย��ลิ�
ttbc|Vietnamese: sẩy thai, �ẻ non, không phát tri�n, thui, làm sẩy thai, phá thai

References
Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition
JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Category:English ergative verbs

Crimean Tatar

Etymology
L.|crh abortus#Latin|abortus.

Noun
abort

1. abort#English|abort, abortion

Declension
crh-latin-noun|nıñ|ga|nı|da|dan

References
R:Useinov-Mireev 2002

Category:Crimean Tatar nouns

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