abouta

English

Etymology

Written form of a relaxed pronunciation of about to. Common in and possibly originated in African-American Vernacular English, but is used more broadly today.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbaʊtə/

Contraction

abouta

1. (colloquial) Contraction of about to.

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

abouta

1. third-person singular past historic of abouter