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verb · intransitive · rare

abend

abend · abends · abended · abending

To terminate abnormallyTo terminate abnormally.

/ˈæbɛnd/

Meaning

1 senses

To terminate abnormally.
The nightly invoicing job abended at 3 a.m.

Origin

Blend of abnormal + end.

Blend of abnormal + end.

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Forms

abends, abending, abended, abended

Base form	abend · to abend
3rd person singular	abends
Present participle	abending
Past simple	abended
Past participle	abended

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	abend
he, she, it	abends

Past simpleLesson

all persons

abended

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have abended
he, she, it	has abended

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will abend

Word family

2 related words

RelatedexceptionB2 abort

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

abdominal abduct abduction abductor aberrationC2 abet abeyance

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