abe en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈbi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Probably a- + be.
Meanings
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(UK, infinitive, intransitive, uncommon) To be.
Let it abe, I say.
1839, The New Monthly Magazine, volume 1, page 527:But let that abe.
1885, Charles Gibbon, Heart's Delight, page 154:But if it amuses her I let it abe.
1864, Charles Dickens, Household Words, page 186: