English Explanatory Dictionary

aby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pay the penalty for (something); to atone for, to make amends.
  2. To pay (something) as a penalty, to atone for; to suffer (something).
  3. To endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
  4. To pay for (something); to buy.
  5. To pay the penalty; to atone.
  6. To endure; to remain.
name
  1. A village in Aby with Greenfield parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL4178).
name
  1. A village in south-eastern Ivory Coast.
noun
  1. The Abyssinian cat.
noun
  1. Initialism of Archbishop of York.

Pronunciation

/əˈbaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aby.wav /ˈeɪbiː/

Word forms

aby abought abye abuy abie Abys

Etymology

From Middle English abyen, abien, abiggen, from Old English ābyċġan (“to buy; pay for; buy off; requite; recompense; redeem; perform; execute”), from Proto-Germanic *uzbugjaną, equivalent to a- + buy. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usbugjan). Not related to abide.

Synonyms

make up sustain brook go on hold on put up with abide aby astand endure lie prevail last live persist remain stick stick it out stick out abear accept allow bear bide dree forbear go along with live with pass pocket pouch stand stomach suffer swallow take take sitting down thole tolerate undergang undergo procure purchase buy cheap snap up expiate propitiate
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