a-be
See also: abe, Abe, ABE, abé, Abé, abe-, and abe'
English
Etymology
Perhaps a combination of let be and let alone, to give let a-be.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbi/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈbi/
Adverb
a-be (comparative more a-be, superlative most a-be)
- (Scotland) Alone. [Early 18th century.][1]
References
- “a-be” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
Anagrams
- BAe, BEA, Bae, Bea, EAB, bae, eba