Used in a Sentence

aborted

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for aborted.

Editorial note

In other words, the male is an incomplete female, a walking abortion, aborted at the gene stage.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of aborted gathered in one view.

adjective

Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.

adjective

Checked in normal development at an early stage.

adjective

Brought forth prematurely.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for aborted.

adjective

Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.

adjective

Checked in normal development at an early stage.

adjective

Brought forth prematurely.

adjective

(biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.

Example sentences

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In other words, the male is an incomplete female, a walking abortion, aborted at the gene stage.

2

In this case the transaction is quickly aborted by the new coordinator and on recovery the old participant will 'undo' its local committed-state before rejoining the cluster.

3

Isn't the real conclusion that all three tools failed the test case at some point (data corruption/too slow/aborted)?

4

It's totally possible to show that you're pissed without demanding that someone be shot or aborted.

5

S., but the crisis will be aborted by central banks, somehow, eating up all the risk.

6

The Abacus clients whose aborted closing sparked Ken Yu’s termination lost their deposit on the property when the loan fell through.

7

It can be argued that Neil Armstrong should have aborted the landing, rather than risk it with so little safety room.

8

Ideally that rollout should happen automatically, should be phased-in, and should be aborted and rolled back if production monitoring detects any problems.

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For example: > The Abacus clients whose aborted closing sparked Ken Yu’s termination lost their deposit on the property when the loan fell through.

10

I like the idea, but aborted the getting started process once I realized the app needs access to my bank.

11

Does it include female foetuses aborted just because of the sex?

12

It also has the advantage that the stash will be restored at the end of the rebase even if it hits problems and needs to be continued or aborted.

Quote examples

1

This means that aborted transactions might leave unused "holes" in the sequence of assigned values.

2

The other article also has descriptions about the "cooperation" missing from the NYT article: > The Abacus clients whose aborted closing sparked Ken Yu’s termination lost their deposit on the property when the loan fell through.

3

Wikipedia: "Zimbardo aborted the experiment early when Christina Maslach, a graduate student in psychology whom he was dating (and later married),[14] objected to the conditions of the prison after she was introduced to the experiment to conduct interviews.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use aborted in a sentence?

In other words, the male is an incomplete female, a walking abortion, aborted at the gene stage.

What does aborted mean?

Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.

What part of speech is aborted?

aborted is commonly used as adjective.