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/æb/ English

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(now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back.
To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.

The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.
An aborted foetus; an abortus.
A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.

On all sides; around.“I looked about at the scenery that surrounded me.”
Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.“Bits of old machinery were lying about.”
From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.“walking about; rushing about; jumping about; thrashing about”
Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.“messing about; fooling about; loafing about”

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.“The snake was coiled about his ankle.”
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.“He was well known about town.”
Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something.
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.“He talked a lot about his childhood.”