Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aband

/əˈbænd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: aband
IPA: /əˈbænd/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To desert; to forsake.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Two brethren were their Capitaines, which hight Hengiſt and Horſus, well approov’d in warre, And both of them men of renowmed might; Who making vantage of their civill iarre, And of thoſe forreiners, which came from farre, Grew great, and got large portions of land, That in the Realme ere long they ſtronger arre, Then they which ſought at firſt their helping hand, And Vortiger enforc’t the kingdome to aband."

Etymology

Clipping of abandon.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈbænd/
British English: /əˈbænd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abands (present, singular) abanding (participle, present) abanded (participle, past) abanded (past)

Rhymes With

and hand understand land stand band grand demand brand planned sand banned

Questions

How do you pronounce aband?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbænd/.
What does aband mean?: To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.
Where does aband come from?: Clipping of abandon.

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