aby
To endure or tolerateTo endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
(archaic, transitive)To pay the penalty for (something); to atone for, to make amends.
make amends for
(archaic, figuratively, transitive)To pay (something) as a penalty, to atone for; to suffer (something).
(obsolete, transitive)To pay for (something); to buy.
(intransitive, obsolete)To pay the penalty; to atone.
(intransitive, obsolete)To endure; to remain.
Origin
From Middle English abyen, abien, abiggen, from Old English ābyċġan (“to buy; pay for; buyFrom 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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
abies, abying, abought, aboughtSynonyms
50 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle