abort
verb (used without object)
to bring forth a fetus from the uterus before the fetus is viable; miscarry.
aborts
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present tense formof abort (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, the plant aborts nearly all fruits that contain larvae, which helps limit the plant's resource investment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026
A “go-around” refers to when an aircraft aborts a landing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
At the end of "Thalidomide," Plath writes, "The glass cracks across, / The image / Flees and aborts like dropped mercury."
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2022
A woman who aborts a child is operating within an emotional and spiritual context of fear, disappointment, confusion and sadness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2016
It aborts even the efforts of planetary evolution.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson
