aby

or a·bye

[ uh-bahy ]

verb (used with object)

, past and past participle a·bought.

1. Archaic. to pay the penalty of.

verb (used without object)

, Obsolete.

, past and past participle a·bought.

1. to endure; continue.
2. to undergo suffering as a penalty.

aby

/ əˈbaɪ /

verb

1. archaic.
   tr to pay the penalty for; redeem

Word History and Origins

Origin of aby¹

before 1100; Middle English abyen, Old English ābycgan. See a- ³, buy

Word History and Origins

Origin of aby¹

Old English ābycgan to pay for, atone for, from bycgan to buy

Example Sentences

Aby Mathew is chief operating officer at International Virtual Assistance, a computer software firm that specialises in analysing data.

From BBC

RFR Holding, an investment group led by Aby J. Rosen and Michael Fuchs, bought the 38-story building in 2000 for $379 million.

From New York Times

That was the last time Aby, a Seoul resident from the Ivory Coast, saw him.

From Reuters

"I called his number but ... he wasn't answering," Aby told Reuters while standing in the Hannam-dong Community Service Center, which became a makeshift missing persons facility in the wake of the disaster.

From Reuters

With no sign of news about the son, Aby left the centre for the Ivory Coast embassy.

From Reuters