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CARRY TO TERM
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carry out a pregnancy
Example:
She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
"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)
