abought

a·bought

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-bawt]
- /əˈbɔt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-bawt]
- /əˈbɔt/

Definitions of abought word

verb abought simple past tense and past participle of aby. 1
verb abought simple past tense and past participle of abye. 0

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Origin of abought

First appearance:

before 1100

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1100; Middle English abyen, Old English ābycgan. See a-3, buy

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Parts of speech for Abought

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Abought

abought popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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