abante

Latin

Adverb

abante (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of ab ante

Preposition

abante (+ accusative)

1. Alternative spelling of ab ante

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish avante (“ahead”), from Catalan avant, from Late Latin ab ante.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbante/ [ʔɐˈbaːn.tɛ]

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: a‧ban‧te

Noun

abante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. movement forward; advance
2. advantage in scoring; lead (over an opponent)
3. progress; development; advance
4. sufficiency (as of stock or supply)

Derived terms

• abentihan
• iabante
• makaabante
• paabantihin
• paabantihin
• umabante

 

Related terms

• abanse

 

Interjection

abante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. forward!; proceed!; go ahead!

   Synonyms: lakad, sige, tuloy

Further reading

• “abante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018