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abort

/əˈbɔːt/verb

उच्चारण अबॉर्ट

(प्रक्रिया) बीच में रोकना, रद्द करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth

    to end a process or cancel an activity before it is complete, usually because it is likely to fail

    (प्रक्रिया) बीच में रोकना, रद्द करना

    • The launch was aborted because of a technical fault.
    • The pilot aborted the take-off when a warning light came on.
    • The pilot had to abort the landing because of thick fog.
    + 2 more examples
    • Engineers aborted the test when the machine began to overheat.
    • The mission was aborted after a failure in the control system.

    Synonyms halt stop terminate call off cancel

    Opposite continue complete proceed finish

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth medical

    to end a pregnancy early in order to prevent a baby from developing and being born alive

    गर्भपात कराना

    • The pregnancy was aborted on medical advice.
    • Doctors may abort a pregnancy only under the conditions allowed by law.
    • The law lays down when a doctor may abort a pregnancy.
    + 1 more example
    • In some cases, doctors abort a pregnancy to protect the mother's life.

    Synonyms terminate

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a·bort

With one b (not 'abbort').

एक b ('abbort' गलत है)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Abort a mission, abort a launch (of a rocket), abort the process (on a computer).

Collocations: abort a mission, abort a launch (रॉकेट का), abort the process (कंप्यूटर पर)।

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General knowledge

ISRO aborted the Chandrayaan-2 launch in July 2019 because of a technical snag and launched it a week later.

ISRO ने जुलाई 2019 में तकनीकी खराबी के कारण चंद्रयान-2 का प्रक्षेपण रोका और एक सप्ताह बाद प्रक्षेपित किया।