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aby

(əˈbaɪ) or

abye

vb, abys, abyes, abying or abought
(tr) archaic to pay the penalty for; redeem
[Old English ābycgan to pay for, atone for, from bycgan to buy]
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aby


Past participle: abought
Gerund: abying

Imperative
aby
aby
Present
I aby
you aby
he/she/it abys
we aby
you aby
they aby
Preterite
I abought
you abought
he/she/it abought
we abought
you abought
they abought
Present Continuous
I am abying
you are abying
he/she/it is abying
we are abying
you are abying
they are abying
Present Perfect
I have abought
you have abought
he/she/it has abought
we have abought
you have abought
they have abought
Past Continuous
I was abying
you were abying
he/she/it was abying
we were abying
you were abying
they were abying
Past Perfect
I had abought
you had abought
he/she/it had abought
we had abought
you had abought
they had abought
Future
I will aby
you will aby
he/she/it will aby
we will aby
you will aby
they will aby
Future Perfect
I will have abought
you will have abought
he/she/it will have abought
we will have abought
you will have abought
they will have abought
Future Continuous
I will be abying
you will be abying
he/she/it will be abying
we will be abying
you will be abying
they will be abying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been abying
you have been abying
he/she/it has been abying
we have been abying
you have been abying
they have been abying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been abying
you will have been abying
he/she/it will have been abying
we will have been abying
you will have been abying
they will have been abying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been abying
you had been abying
he/she/it had been abying
we had been abying
you had been abying
they had been abying
Conditional
I would aby
you would aby
he/she/it would aby
we would aby
you would aby
they would aby
Past Conditional
I would have abought
you would have abought
he/she/it would have abought
we would have abought
you would have abought
they would have abought
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.aby - make amends foraby - make amends for; "expiate one's sins"
redress, right, correct, compensate - make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
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It was a very professional contest from aby, showing real class dominating his opponent from the bell.
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