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CARRY TO TERM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carry to term mean?
• CARRY TO TERM (verb)
The verb CARRY TO TERM has 1 sense:
1. carry out a pregnancy
Familiarity information: CARRY TO TERM used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carry out a pregnancy
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective
"Carry to term" entails doing...:
bear; carry; expect; gestate; have a bun in the oven (be pregnant with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
miscarry (suffer a miscarriage)
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