What does abort mean?
Definitions for abort
əˈbɔrtabort
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word abort.
Princeton's WordNet
abortverb
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"
abortverb
terminate before completion
"abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
abortverb
cease development, die, and be aborted
"an aborting fetus"
abortverb
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
GCIDE
Abortverb
to stop, cease, or fail prior to normal completion.
Abortverb
to cause (an action or process) to stop at an early stage, or before normal completion; as, to abort a rocket flight.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To ABORTverb
To bring forth before the time; to miscarry. Dict.
Etymology: aborto, Lat.
Wikipedia
abort
CONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS and OS/2 operating systems. It is a special ASCII text file that contains user-accessible setup or configuration directives evaluated by the operating system's DOS BIOS (typically residing in IBMBIO.COM or IO.SYS) during boot. CONFIG.SYS was introduced with DOS 2.0.
ChatGPT
abort
Abort generally means to prematurely end or cancel a process, operation, or activity before it is completed. This term is often used in various contexts, from medical procedures to computing tasks.
abort
To abort generally refers to the act of stopping, ending, or canceling something abruptly before it is completed, often due to problems or unexpected difficulties. It is commonly used in contexts like medical procedures, software processes, or missions in progress.
abort
Abort generally means to terminate or stop something abruptly and prematurely before it can fully develop or complete. It is commonly used in various contexts such as medical, computing, and space mission terminologies.
abort
Abort refers to the act of stopping or discontinuing a process, action or activity before it is completed. It is commonly used in terms of pregnancy, where it denotes the premature termination before the fetus is able to sustain independent life. It can also refer to the unsuccessful development of something or the failure to achieve a goal. It is also used in technical contexts, such as a computer program aborting a running task due to an error.
Webster Dictionary
Abortverb
to miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely
Abortverb
to become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile
Abortnoun
an untimely birth
Abortnoun
an aborted offspring
Etymology: [L. abortus, fr. aboriri.]
Wikidata
Abort
Abort is the second album from the Boston, MA alternative band Tribe. It is also their major label debut after being signed up by Warner Bros. Records. The album was released in August 27, 1991, a year after "Here at the Home". The album is mostly re-recorded versions of tracks from "Here at the Home"; eight of the ten tracks from "Here at the Home" were re-recorded for "Abort", with four brand new tracks. Three singles were released from the album as EPs; "Easter Dinner", "Payphone", and "Joyride", the latter of which also spawned the band's first ever music video.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Abort
ab-ort′, v.i. to miscarry in birth: to remain in a rudimentary state.—n. Abor′tion, premature delivery, or the procuring of such: anything that does not reach maturity: a mis-shapen being or monster.—adj. Abort′ive, born untimely: unsuccessful: producing nothing: brought forth in an imperfect condition: rudimentary.—adv. Abort′ively.—n. Abort′iveness. [L. aborīri, abortus—ab, from, away, orīri, to rise.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
abort
1. 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. 2. To discontinue aircraft takeoff or missile launch.
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1681","2"],["1683","1"],["1685","1"],["1700","1"],["1703","1"],["1707","1"],["1708","1"],["1709","1"],["1710","1"],["1711","1"],["1720","2"],["1721","2"],["1722","2"],["1724","1"],["1725","1"],["1726","1"],["1727","1"],["1729","2"],["1731","1"],["1740","1"],["1742","2"],["1744","2"],["1745","1"],["1747","1"],["1750","2"],["1751","1"],["1753","1"],["1754","1"],["1755","1"],["1757","1"],["1759","2"],["1764","3"],["1765","1"],["1766","1"],["1768","3"],["1769","2"],["1770","2"],["1771","1"],["1772","2"],["1773","2"],["1775","5"],["1776","3"],["1779","1"],["1780","2"],["1781","6"],["1782","1"],["1783","3"],["1786","6"],["1787","3"],["1788","1"],["1789","4"],["1790","1"],["1791","5"],["1792","5"],["1793","5"],["1794","3"],["1795","5"],["1796","2"],["1797","3"],["1798","4"],["1799","2"],["1800","3"],["1801","4"],["1802","14"],["1803","14"],["1804","5"],["1805","9"],["1806","12"],["1807","22"],["1808","13"],["1809","29"],["1810","14"],["1811","26"],["1812","25"],["1813","30"],["1814","29"],["1815","38"],["1816","32"],["1817","24"],["1818","39"],["1819","29"],["1820","28"],["1821","31"],["1822","30"],["1823","18"],["1824","40"],["1825","37"],["1826","32"],["1827","23"],["1828","24"],["1829","32"],["1830","27"],["1831","27"],["1832","36"],["1833","29"],["1834","42"],["1835","30"],["1836","41"],["1837","18"],["1838","23"],["1839","46"],["1840","27"],["1841","33"],["1842","33"],["1843","47"],["1844","34"],["1845","43"],["1846","37"],["1847","41"],["1848","48"],["1849","29"],["1850","65"],["1851","57"],["1852","72"],["1853","62"],["1854","84"],["1855","88"],["1856","95"],["1857","77"],["1858","143"],["1859","90"],["1860","88"],["1861","69"],["1862","52"],["1863","65"],["1864","93"],["1865","47"],["1866","102"],["1867","103"],["1868","99"],["1869","78"],["1870","95"],["1871","124"],["1872","85"],["1873","94"],["1874","132"],["1875","98"],["1876","151"],["1877","156"],["1878","132"],["1879","174"],["1880","273"],["1881","298"],["1882","277"],["1883","229"],["1884","308"],["1885","253"],["1886","195"],["1887","192"],["1888","315"],["1889","241"],["1890","204"],["1891","261"],["1892","340"],["1893","274"],["1894","321"],["1895","340"],["1896","416"],["1897","329"],["1898","310"],["1899","315"],["1900","407"],["1901","351"],["1902","408"],["1903","329"],["1904","353"],["1905","528"],["1906","459"],["1907","561"],["1908","429"],["1909","431"],["1910","408"],["1911","350"],["1912","553"],["1913","335"],["1914","418"],["1915","291"],["1916","497"],["1917","398"],["1918","371"],["1919","293"],["1920","346"],["1921","376"],["1922","263"],["1923","318"],["1924","170"],["1925","186"],["1926","179"],["1927","184"],["1928","197"],["1929","190"],["1930","308"],["1931","187"],["1932","231"],["1933","195"],["1934","166"],["1935","216"],["1936","320"],["1937","206"],["1938","232"],["1939","274"],["1940","273"],["1941","270"],["1942","279"],["1943","301"],["1944","190"],["1945","212"],["1946","380"],["1947","348"],["1948","298"],["1949","401"],["1950","381"],["1951","436"],["1952","381"],["1953","379"],["1954","418"],["1955","826"],["1956","487"],["1957","681"],["1958","606"],["1959","581"],["1960","983"],["1961","1196"],["1962","1332"],["1963","1540"],["1964","1263"],["1965","1278"],["1966","1686"],["1967","1493"],["1968","1733"],["1969","2435"],["1970","2502"],["1971","1866"],["1972","1979"],["1973","2321"],["1974","2189"],["1975","2351"],["1976","3451"],["1977","2612"],["1978","3268"],["1979","3397"],["1980","3276"],["1981","3846"],["1982","4438"],["1983","4776"],["1984","5675"],["1985","5829"],["1986","6097"],["1987","6883"],["1988","7699"],["1989","7498"],["1990","9006"],["1991","9419"],["1992","10471"],["1993","9774"],["1994","10795"],["1995","9713"],["1996","10363"],["1997","10152"],["1998","11125"],["1999","12051"],["2000","13804"],["2001","12649"],["2002","15394"],["2003","14859"],["2004","14256"],["2005","14606"],["2006","13865"],["2007","13493"],["2008","15466"]]
Anagrams for abort »
tabor
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abort in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of abort in a Sentence
I'm angry and want justice, they forced her to abort our seven-month-old child -- do they deserve to be called Communist Party officials who served the people?
We have been fighting for years, i see young people now, though I hope they never have to abort, but if they do now they can do it safely.
In Gene Kranz demanding, commanding and very monotone voice, [ Kranz ] said, We have just locked the doors and we are locked in this room together. We will leave this room together when one of three things happen we land, abort or crash. After Gene Kranz said that, if you didnt know this was important before, you knew it then.
We should every night call ourselves to an account; What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired? Our vices will abort of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift.
I can't wait for the European Union to abort talks with Serbia over my behavior, it is my goal that Serbia should never become a member of the European Union.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for abort
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- يجهضArabic
- аборт, помятане, помятам, абортирамBulgarian
- avortament, avortarCatalan, Valencian
- potratitCzech
- erthyluWelsh
- Abbruch, Abort, abbrechen, SchwangerschaftsabbruchGerman
- aborto, abortarSpanish
- katkestamine, katkestusEstonian
- سقط جنینPersian
- [[tehdä]] [[abortti]], abortoida, keskonen, keskeytys, keskeyttää, keskenmenoFinnish
- interrompre, abandonner, échouer, avorton, fausse couche, s'arrêter, avorterFrench
- vetélésHungarian
- fallire, abortire, interrompere, fermareItalian
- whakataheMāori
- aborteren, stoppen, annulerenDutch
- abortarOccitan
- perder, abortar, cancelar, abort, aborto, abortamento, abortadoPortuguese
- avort, întrerupere de sarcinăRomanian
- аборт, выкидышRussian
- pobaciti, pobačajSerbo-Croatian
- missfall, förkrympa, abortera, abort, stoppa, avbryta, rudimentärSwedish
- aviyaSwahili
- கலைக்கTamil
- అకాల ప్రసవం, ఆపు, గర్భస్రావం, గర్భ విచ్ఛిత్తి, గర్భోత్పాటనం, గర్భపాతం, నిలుపు, నిలిచిపోవు, ఆగిపోవుTelugu
- hủy bỏVietnamese
Get even more translations for abort »
Translation
Find a translation for the abort definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"abort." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 15 Jan. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/abort>.
Discuss these abort definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In