carry to term

carry to term
verb
carry out a pregnancy
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She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective

Ant: ↑miscarry
Entailment: ↑have a bun in the oven, ↑bear, ↑carry, ↑gestate, ↑expect
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s somebody


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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