abort
verb (used without object)
to bring forth a fetus from the uterus before the fetus is viable; miscarry.
had aborted
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past perfectof abort.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The second object collided with a cargo plane that had aborted its landing at Leipzig because of the closure, state officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Within 24 hours, though, Prigozhin had aborted his march to Moscow and turned his troops around.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2023
A small jet before them had aborted a landing.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2021
On that occasion, when the alarm occurred during their dress rehearsal, Steve had aborted the mission unnecessarily and had been admonished for doing so.
From BBC ● May 12, 2019
The following history of her complaint was given to him: she had aborted about 18 months before, and since that time, had experienced every fortnight an uterine hæmorrhage, which generally lasted five or six days.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
