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terminateterminate /ˈtɚməˌneɪt/ ●●○ AWL verb ETYMOLOGYterminateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of terminare, from terminus; ➔ TERM1 VERB TABLEterminate |
Present | I, you, we, they | terminate | | he, she, it | terminates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | terminated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have terminated | | he, she, it | has terminated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had terminated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will terminate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have terminated |
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Present | I | am terminating | | he, she, it | is terminating | | you, we, they | are terminating | Past | I, he, she, it | was terminating | | you, we, they | were terminating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been terminating | | he, she, it | has been terminating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been terminating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be terminating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been terminating |
► terminate a pregnancy Doctors may terminate a pregnancy when the life of the mother is at risk. 1[intransitive, transitive] formal if something terminates, or if you terminate it, it ends: The contract terminates at the end of the year. Doctors may terminate a pregnancy when the life of the mother is at risk.2[transitive] formal to remove someone from a job SYN fire: Two of his co-workers were terminated.3[transitive] informal to kill someone |