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Definition: Abed |
AbedAdverb1. In bed. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "abed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Note: Abed \A*bed"\, adverb. [Prefix a- in, on bed.]. (Websters 1913) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
ABED | English | Air Battle Analysis Division | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: Abed |
| English words defined with "abed": A-. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "abed": slugabed. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Be he ne'er so vile, this day shall gentle his condition, and gentlemen in England now abed shall think themselves acursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whilst any speaks, that fought with us upon St. Crispin's day! (Henry V; writing credit: Kenneth Branagh; William Shakespeare) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Mughammarat Abu Abed (1931) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Human Rights | Lebanon | Israel continues to hold 21 Lebanese citizens, including Sheikh Abed al-Karim Obaid and Mustafa Dirani. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Abed" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Abed" is used about 23 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 23 | 72,767 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "abed" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Abed | Last name | 170 | 53,207 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expression using "abed": be abed. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "abed": abed-nego, Abed-rabbo. | |
Ending with "abed": lie-abed, now-abed, sick-abed. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
abed | 19 |
abed abu joke | 9 |
abed abou | 6 |
abed rodrigo | 5 |
abed abu | 5 |
abed abu el | 5 |
abed rabbo yasser | 4 |
abed nego | 4 |
abed abou joke | 3 |
abed awad | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "abed"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | në shtrat. (various references) | |
Arabic | مضطجع مكوع فى الفراش. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | на легло, легнал (flat, procumbent, prostrate, recumbent). (various references) | |
Czech | upoután na lože. (various references) | |
Dutch | op bed. (various references) | |
Esperanto | lite. (various references) | |
German | im Bett. (various references) | |
Greek | κρεβατώμενοσ, κλινήρησ (bedridden), στο κρεββάτι. (various references) | |
Hebrew | במט". (various references) | |
Hungarian | ágyban (to toss and tumble in bed). (various references) | |
Indonesian | di tempat tidur. (various references) | |
Italian | a letto. (various references) | |
Manx | 'sy lhiabbee, er y lhiabbee. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abeday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | acamado (bedridden, laid back), na cama, deitado (decumbent, lying, lying in, recumbent). (various references) | |
Romanian | culcat (decumbent, recumbent), în pat. (various references) | |
Russian | в постели. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | u krevetu. (various references) | |
Spanish | en cama. (various references) | |
Swedish | till sängs. (various references) | |
Turkish | yatakta, yatağın üstünde. (various references) | |
Ukranian | в ліжку, в постелі. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | ở trên giường. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Judges Chapter 9, Verse 30 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai hkousen zeboul o arcwn thV polewV touV logouV gaal uiou abed kai equmwqh orgh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Zebul enim princeps civitatis auditis sermonibus Gaal filii Obed iratus est valde |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Forsothe Zebul, the prince of the cytee, herd the wordis of Gaal, the sone of Obed, is ful wrooth; and sente preueli to Abymalech messagers, |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now Zebul, the ruler of the town, hearing what Gaal, the son of Ebed, had said, was moved to wrath. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Judges Chapter 9, Verse 30 |
| Bulgarian | И когато чу Зевул, управителят на града, думите на "аал Еведовия син, гневът му пламна. |
| Cebuano | Ug sa diha nga si Zebul ang punoan sa ciudad nakadungog sa mga pulong ni Gaal anak nga lalake ni Ebed, ang iyang kasuko misilaub. |
| Chinese | 邑 宰 西 布 ' 聽 見 以 別 的 ' 子 迦 ' 的 話 、 就 發 ' 、 |
| Croatian | A kad Zebul, gradski naèelnik, doznade što je govorio Gaal, sin Ebedov, razgnjevi se. |
| Danish | Da Zebul, Byens Høvedsmand, hørte Ga'als, Ebeds Søns, Urd, blussede hans Vrede op, |
| Dutch | Als Zebul, de overste der stad, de woorden van Gaal, den zoon van Ebed, hoorde, zo ontstak zijn toorn. |
| Finnish | Mutta kun Sebul, kaupungin päällikkö, kuuli Gaalin, Ebedin pojan, sanat, syttyi hänen vihansa. |
| French | Zebul, gouverneur de la ville, apprit ce que disait Gaal, fils d`Ébed, et sa colère s`enflamma. |
| German | Denn Sebul, der Oberste in der Stadt, da er die Worte Gaals, des Sohnes Ebeds, hörte, ergrimmte er in seinem Zorn |
| Haitian Creole | Zeboul te chèf lavil Sichèm. Lè li tande tout pawòl Gaal, pitit gason Ebèd la, te di yo, li fache anpil. |
| Hungarian | Mikor pedig meghallotta Zebul, a városnak kormányzója, Gaálnak, az Ebed fiának beszédit, nagy haragra gyulladt, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Zebul, penguasa kota Sikhem, menjadi marah ketika mendengar omongan Gaal itu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Serta kedengaranlah perkataan Gaal bin Ebed kepada Zebul, penghulu negeri itu, maka berbangkitlah amarahnya. |
| Italian | Ora Zebul, governatore della citt , udite le parole di Gaal, figlio di Ebed, si accese d'ira |
| Korean | 그 성 읍 장 관 스 불 이 에 벳 의 아 " 가 알 의 말 을 " 노 하 여 |
| Maori | A, no te rongonga o Tepuru rangatira o te pa ki nga kupu a Kaara tama a Epere, ka mura tona riri. |
| Modern Greek | Και ηκουσε Ζεβουλ ο αρχων της πολεως τους λογους "ααλ του υιου του Εβεδ, και εξηφθη ο θυμος αυτου· |
| Norwegian | Da Sebul, byens høvedsmann, hørte hvad Ga'al, Ebeds sønn, hadde sagt, optendtes hans vrede, |
| Portuguese | Quando Zebul, o governador da cidade, ouviu as palavras de Gaal, filho de Ebede, acendeu-se em ira. |
| Rumanian | Zebul, ckrmuitorul cetqyii, a auzit ce zicea Gaal, fiul lui Ebed, wi s`a aprins de mknie. |
| Russian | ъЕЧХМ, ОБЮБМШОЙЛ ЗПТП"Б, ХУМЩЫБМ УМПЧБ зББМБ, УЩОБ еЧЕ"ПЧБ, Й ЧПУ ЩМБМ ЗОЕЧ ЕЗП. |
| Spanish | Cuando Zebul, alcalde de la ciudad, oyó las palabras de Gaal hijo de Ebed, se encendió en ira |
| Swedish | Men när Sebul, hövitsmannen i staden, fick höra vad Gaal, Ebeds son, hade sagt, upptändes hans vrede. |
| Thai | พอเศบุลเจ้าเมืองไ"้ยินถ้อยคำของกาอัลบุตรชายเอเบ"ก็โกรธ |
| Ukrainian | І почув Зевул, голова міста, слова Ґаала, сина Еведового, і запалився його гнів. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "abed": sabed, seabed, slugabed. (additional references) | |
Words containing "abed": seabeds, slugabeds. (additional references) | |
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"Abed" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abada, Abadi, Abado, aban, abax, abcd, Abcda, abcede, abd, Abda, Abdes, Abdo, abe, abead, abeb, abec, Abede, abee, abeen, abeer, abef, abeg, Abeid, abem, aben, abend, Abends, abep, aber, abes, abev, abex, abez, abfd, abi, Abid, abied, abiy, abled, abnd, abod, abodh, abood, abow, Abrdn, abred, abud, adbend, Aed, ahed, ajed, Akbel, albid, amed, arbe, ared, aued, auede, aved, Aveda, aveed, Habad, kabaddi, obed, ubed, yabud. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "abed" (pronounced ube"d) |
| 3 | -b e" d | bed, embed, imbed. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: bade, bead. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-e" | |
-1 letter: bad, bed, dab, deb. | |
-2 letters: ab, ad, ae, ba, be, de, ed. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e" | |
+1 letter: abide, abode, adobe, ardeb, baaed, badge, baked, baled, baned, barde, bared, based, bated, bayed, beads, beady, beard, blade, bread, daube, debar, sabed. | |
+2 letters: abased, abated, abduce, abided, abider, abides, aboded, abodes, abrade, abused, adobes, adverb, albedo, ambled, ardebs, aubade, babied, bached, backed, badder, baddie, badged, badger, badges, badmen, baffed, bagged, bailed, baited, balded, balder, balked, balled, bammed, banded, bander, banged, banked, banned, barbed, barded, bardes, barfed, barged, barked, barred, bashed, basked, basted, bathed, batted, bawled, beaded, beadle, beaked, beamed, beaned, beards, bedamn, bedaub, bedlam, bedpan, beglad, behead, belady, belaud, beldam, benday, biased, bladed, blades, blamed, blared, blawed, blazed, boated, bodega, braced, braked, braved, brayed, brazed, breads, bready, cabbed, cabled, dabbed, dabber, dabble, daubed, dauber, daubes, daybed, debark, debars, debase, debate, debeak, doable, dyable, fabled, gabbed, gabled, garbed, jabbed, jambed, lambed, nabbed, redbay, sabbed, sabred, seabed, serdab, tabbed, tabled, tabued. | |
+3 letters: abashed, abdomen, abduced, abduces, abetted, abiders, abjured, ablated, abluted, aborted, abraded, abrader, abrades, abridge, abutted, addable, addible, adverbs, albedos, alibied, ameboid, arbored, aubades, audible, babbled, baddest, baddies, badgers, badness, baffled, baldest, baldies, ballade, bandage, bandeau, banders, bandied, bandies, bandore, bartend, basined, batched, battled, baulked, bawdier, bawdies, beached, beadier, beadily, beading, beadles, beadman, beadmen, bearded, bedamns, bedaubs, bedeman, bedfast, bedlamp, bedlams, bedmate, bedpans, bedrail, bedrape, bedward, bedwarf, beeyard, begazed, beglads, behaved, beheads, belaced, belated, belauds, belayed, beldame, beldams, bemadam, benamed, bendays, beraked, berated, bestead, betaxed, bewared, biassed, bighead, bipedal, blabbed, blacked, bladder, blander, blanked, blasted, blatted, bleared, bleated, bloated, boarded, boarder, boasted, bodegas, bondage, borated, bowhead, bracted, bradded, bragged, braided, braider, brailed, brained, braised, branded, brander, branned, brassed, bravoed, brawled, breaded, breadth, breamed, brigade, broaden, broader, brocade, cabined, carbide, codable, crabbed, cudbear, dabbers, dabbled, dabbler, dabbles, dabster, darbies, datable, daubers, daubery, daubier, daybeds, debacle, debarks, debased, debaser, debases, debated, debater, debates, debauch, debeaks, diabase, dieback, disable, dogbane, dowable, drabbed, drabber, drabbet, drabble, dryable, dupable, durable, dyeable, embayed, enabled, fadable, feedbag, flatbed, forbade, gabbled, gambade, gambled, garbled, grabbed, habited, halberd, hidable, jetbead, labeled, labored, lobated, mamboed, marbled, pedicab, piebald, rabbled, rambled, rebated, reboard, redbait, redbays, ridable, roadbed, rumbaed, sabered, sambaed, scabbed, seabeds, seabird, serdabs, sidebar, slabbed, stabbed, stabled, subdean, subhead, subidea, swabbed, tabbied, tabered, tabooed, tabored, tribade, unbaked, unbased, unbated, wabbled, wadable, wambled, warbled. | |
+4 letters: abasedly, abdicate, abdomens, abducens, abducent, abducted, abductee, abhorred, abidance, aboideau, abounded, abraders, abridged, abridger, abridges, abscised, abseiled, absented, absolved, absorbed, absurder, adorable, adsorbed, adsorber, albedoes, amberoid, ambushed, amoeboid, arabized, arboured, ascribed, audibles, baccated, backbend, backdate, backside, badassed, badasses, badgered, badgerly, badinage, balanced, baldhead, baldness, baldpate, ballades, balloted, balsamed, bandaged, bandager, bandages, bandeaus, bandeaux, banderol, bandores, bandsmen, banished, banjaxed, bankside, bannered, bantered, baptised, baptized, barbered, barehead, barleduc, barraged, barreled, bartends, bartered, basified, basseted, battened, battered, baudekin, bawdiest, bawdries, bayadeer, bayadere, beaconed, beadiest, beadings, beadlike, beadroll, beadsman, beadsmen, beadwork, bearding, bearwood, beavered, becalmed, becapped, becoward, bedabble, bedamned, bedarken, bedaubed, bedazzle, bedchair, beddable, bedeafen, bedesman, bedframe, bediaper, bedlamps, bedmaker, bedmates, bedplate, bedrails, bedraped, bedrapes, bedsonia, bedstand, bedstead, bedstraw, bedwards, bedwarfs, beebread, beeyards, befleaed, begalled, beggared, beheaded, beladied, beladies, belauded, beldames, beleaped, bemadams, bemadden, bemeaned, bemoaned, bendable, bendayed, bendways, berdache, bereaved, bermudas, beshadow, beshamed, beslaved, bespread, besteads, bethesda, betrayed, bewailed, bewrayed, biasedly, bidarkee, biddable, bidental, bigarade, bigheads, bilander, billhead, bindable, biparted, birdcage, bivalved, bladders, bladdery, blanched, blandest, blazoned, bleached, blindage, blockade, bluehead, boarders, boardmen, boldface, bolthead, bondable, bondages, bonehead, boneyard, bordeaux, bowheads, brabbled, braiders, brailled, brambled, branched, branders, brandied, brandies, brattled, brazened, breached, breadbox, breading, breadnut, breadths, breasted, breathed, brigaded, brigades, broached, broadaxe, broadens, broadest, brocaded, brocades, bromated, buddleia, bulkhead, bullhead, bypassed, caballed, cabbaged, caboched, caboodle, caboshed, calibred, cambered, carbides, carboyed, combated, cudbears, dabblers, dabsters, dahabeah, dahabieh, damnable, database, dateable, datebook, daubiest, daubries, daybreak, deadbeat, deadbolt, deathbed, debacles, debarked, debarred, debasers, debasing, debaters, debating, debeaked, debonair, debutant, deniable, deniably, deverbal, diabases, diabetes, diabetic, diablery, diatribe, diebacks, dimmable, dippable, disabled, disables, disabuse, djellaba, dogbanes, downbeat, dowsabel, drabbest, drabbets, drabbled, drabbles, drabness, drapable, drawable, drawbore, drawtube, drivable, drumbeat, dumbcane, dumbhead, durables, dutiable, editable, educable, embalmed, embanked, embarked, embarred, emblazed, embraced, endameba, endbrain, enjambed, evadable, evadible, feedable, feedback, feedbags, findable, flambeed, flatbeds, foldable, fordable, gabelled, gambades, gamboled, gimbaled, globated, grabbled, gradable, guidable, habitude, halberds, hamboned, handbell, harbored, headband, hebdomad, holdable, imbalmed, imbarked, imblazed, jabbered, jawboned, jetbeads, keyboard, labelled, labiated, laboured, laudable, leeboard, lendable, librated, mandible, mendable, moldable, neckband, noseband, obdurate, obtained, obviated, outbaked, oxidable, pedicabs, pegboard, piebalds, prebaked, probated, rabbeted, rabbited, radiable, rawboned, readable, readably, rebaited, reboards, redbaits, rehabbed, rhabdome, rhumbaed, rideable, roadbeds, scabbled, seabirds, seaboard, semibald, sendable, shambled, shedable, sideband, sidebars, skewbald, slidable, slugabed, sowbread, subdeans, subgrade, subheads, subideas, sublated, subwayed, sunbaked, superbad, surbased, tabarded, tableted, taboured, teaboard, tradable, tribades, turbaned, unabated, unabused, unbacked, unbanned, unbarbed, unbarred, unbathed, unbeared, unbiased, unblamed, unbraced, unbraked, undoable, vendable, vibrated, voidable, wadeable, wardrobe, waterbed, waveband, weldable, wideband, windable, yabbered. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 62 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100010 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A b e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0062 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35687170 |
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