abahtadv.prep.

Brit.

/əˈbɑːt/, U.S.

/əˈbɑt/

Forms: 1800s abaght (northern), 1800s– abaat (chiefly northern and London), 1800s– abaht (northern).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: about adv.; about prep.¹

Etymology: Representing a regional and colloquial pronunciation of about adv. and about prep.¹

English regional (chiefly northern), or colloquial.

About.

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1839 A. Bywater Sheffield Dial. (new ed.) 15 An we sprottlin abaht to ger up.

1860 ‘T. Treddlehoyle’ Bairnsla Foaks' Ann. (E.D.D.) 39 Ah wor rairly off abaght it.

1898 Eng. Dial. Dict. I. 9/1 Ah've all abaht eniff apple-trees i' t'gardin.

1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon i. 54 'E 've a right to knock me abaht.

1968 Listener 6 June 742/2 These moved..among the crowd crying ‘Speshul! Speshul! Royal Wedding speshul... Read all abaht it.’

1977 Melody Maker 26 Mar. 10/5 ‘Splitting notes’, what's all that abaht?

2006 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 264/2 The missus is always goin' awn abaht men, intcha, Mrs. R?! That's the old trouble-and-strife for yer!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abaht
释义	abahtadv.prep. Brit. /əˈbɑːt/, U.S. /əˈbɑt/ Forms: 1800s abaght (northern), 1800s– abaat (chiefly northern and London), 1800s– abaht (northern). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: about adv.; about prep.¹ Etymology: Representing a regional and colloquial pronunciation of about adv. and about prep.¹ English regional (chiefly northern), or colloquial. About. ΚΠ 1839 A. Bywater Sheffield Dial. (new ed.) 15 An we sprottlin abaht to ger up. 1860 ‘T. Treddlehoyle’ Bairnsla Foaks' Ann. (E.D.D.) 39 Ah wor rairly off abaght it. 1898 Eng. Dial. Dict. I. 9/1 Ah've all abaht eniff apple-trees i' t'gardin. 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon i. 54 'E 've a right to knock me abaht. 1968 Listener 6 June 742/2 These moved..among the crowd crying ‘Speshul! Speshul! Royal Wedding speshul... Read all abaht it.’ 1977 Melody Maker 26 Mar. 10/5 ‘Splitting notes’, what's all that abaht? 2006 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 264/2 The missus is always goin' awn abaht men, intcha, Mrs. R?! That's the old trouble-and-strife for yer! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.prep.1839
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