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abey

/ˈeɪbi/

abey verb: to hold in abeyance; to suspend.

Verb

abey (third-person singular simple present abeys, present participle abeying, simple past and past participle abeyed)

  1. (transitive) To hold in abeyance; to suspend.

Proper noun capitalized: Abey

Abey

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.
  2. A surname.

Forms of abey

third-person singular presentabeys
present participleabeying
past participleabeyed
pastabeyed

Origin of abey

Back-formation from abeyance.

From Abe + -y.

Words that rhyme with abey

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about abey

What does abey mean?
Abey means to hold in abeyance; to suspend.
What part of speech is abey?
Abey can be a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce abey?
Abey is pronounced /ˈeɪbi/.
What is the past tense of abey?
The past tense of abey is abeyed.

Words near abey in the dictionary

  1. abettor
  2. abettors
  3. abevacuation
  4. abevacuations
  5. abexinostat
  6. abey
  7. abeyance
  8. abeyances
  9. abeyancies
  10. abeyancy
  11. abeyant

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