aby

Meaning

1. To pay the penalty for (something); to atone for, to make amends.
2. To pay (something) as a penalty, to atone for; to suffer (something).
3. To endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
4. (obsolete) To pay for (something); to buy.
5. (obsolete) To pay the penalty; to atone.
6. (obsolete) To endure; to remain.

Synonyms

abye

expiate

atone

foot

🦶

pay

💸

pay back

pay off

pay out

pay up

pick

⛏️

put up

remit

set back

settle

cost

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbaɪ/

Etymology

From Middle English abyen, abien, abiggen, from Old English ābyċġan (“to buy; pay for; buy off; requite; recompense; redeem; perform; execute”), from Proto-Germanic *uzbugjaną, equivalent to a- + buy. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usbugjan). Not related to abide.