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aborting

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈbɔɹtɪŋ// UK //ɐbˈɔːtɪŋ// abort·ing

v. to stop a process or a mission before it is finished. You use this when something goes wrong and you need to leave immediately.

v. to terminate a process, mission, or operation prematurely, typically due to an emergency or failure.


SIMPLE

The pilot had to aborting the landing because of heavy rain.

CONTEXTUAL

The software automatically aborting the download if it detects a connection error to prevent data loss.

COMPLEX

After several failed attempts to establish a stable signal, the mission control team decided to aborting the launch to investigate the technical anomalies before the next window opened.

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