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abaft

English

Etymology

From a- (on) + Middle English baft, baften, biaften, Old English beæftan; be (by) (modern English by) + æftan (behind) (modern English after). See also aft.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bæft/, /??b??ft/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??bæft/, /??b?ft/
  • Rhymes: -??ft

Preposition

abaft

  1. (nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. [First attested around the late 15th century.]
    The captain stood abaft the wheelhouse.

Translations

Adverb

abaft (comparative more abaft, superlative most abaft)

  1. (nautical) On the aft side; in the stern. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
    We drifted with the wind abaft.
    The mate sleeps abaft.
  2. (nautical, obsolete) Backwards. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 15th century.]

Translations

Related terms

  • aft
  • after

References

Anagrams

  • BAFTA, bafta

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baft

English

Etymology 1

Preposition

baft

  1. Alternative form of abaft

Adverb

baft (comparative more baft, superlative most baft)

  1. Alternative form of abaft

Etymology 2

Noun

baft (countable and uncountable, plural bafts)

  1. Alternative form of bafta (type of material)

Anagrams

  • BATF

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