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No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Meaning of "abet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABET

From Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ABET

abet  [əˈbɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abet is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb abet in English.

WHAT DOES ABET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Abet

Abet may refer to: ▪ ABET, an accreditation organization for higher education programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. ▪ ABET, acronym for America's Best Energy Team, a home energy efficiency company. ▪ Abet Guidaben, former Philippine Basketball Association basketball player...

Definition of abet in the English dictionary

The definition of abet in the dictionary is to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ABET

PRESENT

Present
I abet
you abet
he/she/it abets
we abet
you abet
they abet
Present continuous
I am abetting
you are abetting
he/she/it is abetting
we are abetting
you are abetting
they are abetting
Present perfect
I have abetted
you have abetted
he/she/it has abetted
we have abetted
you have abetted
they have abetted
Present perfect continuous
I have been abetting
you have been abetting
he/she/it has been abetting
we have been abetting
you have been abetting
they have been abetting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I abetted
you abetted
he/she/it abetted
we abetted
you abetted
they abetted
Past continuous
I was abetting
you were abetting
he/she/it was abetting
we were abetting
you were abetting
they were abetting
Past perfect
I had abetted
you had abetted
he/she/it had abetted
we had abetted
you had abetted
they had abetted
Past perfect continuous
I had been abetting
you had been abetting
he/she/it had been abetting
we had been abetting
you had been abetting
they had been abetting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will abet
you will abet
he/she/it will abet
we will abet
you will abet
they will abet
Future continuous
I will be abetting
you will be abetting
he/she/it will be abetting
we will be abetting
you will be abetting
they will be abetting
Future perfect
I will have abetted
you will have abetted
he/she/it will have abetted
we will have abetted
you will have abetted
they will have abetted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been abetting
you will have been abetting
he/she/it will have been abetting
we will have been abetting
you will have been abetting
they will have been abetting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would abet
you would abet
he/she/it would abet
we would abet
you would abet
they would abet
Conditional continuous
I would be abetting
you would be abetting
he/she/it would be abetting
we would be abetting
you would be abetting
they would be abetting
Conditional perfect
I would have abet
you would have abet
he/she/it would have abet
we would have abet
you would have abet
they would have abet
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been abetting
you would have been abetting
he/she/it would have been abetting
we would have been abetting
you would have been abetting
they would have been abetting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you abet
we let´s abet
you abet
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to abet
Past participle
abetted
Present Participle
abetting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABET


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ˈælfəˌbɛt
barbette
bɑːˈbɛt
bet
bɛt
beth
bɛt
drabette
dræˈbɛt
overbet
ˌəʊvəˈbɛt
quodlibet
ˈkwɒdlɪˌbɛt
Tibet
tɪˈbɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABET

abernethy
aberrance
aberrancy
aberrant
aberrantly
aberrate
aberration
aberrational
Aberystwyth
abessive
abetment
abettal
abetted
abetter
abetting
abettor
abeyance
abeyancy
abeyant

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABET

aleph-bet
analphabet
barbet
Courbet
Cyrillic alphabet
flibbertigibbet
gambet
gibbet
International Phonetic Alphabet
Latin alphabet
phonetic alphabet
rabbet
Roman alphabet
sherbet
sorbet
Tebet
thibet
you bet
zerumbet
zibet

Synonyms and antonyms of abet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abet» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abet

Translation of «abet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABET

Find out the translation of abet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

教唆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ABET
570 millions of speakers

English

abet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उकसाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحريض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подстрекать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ABET
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোষকতা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

encouragent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

begünstigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

唆す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부추 기다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng mưu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடந்தையாக இருத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Abet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yoldan çıkarmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

favoreggiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nakłaniać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підбурювати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ațâța
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

abet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ABET
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blåsa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

abet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABET»

The term «abet» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.489 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abet

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3 QUOTES WITH «ABET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word abet.
1
Cee Lo Green
I don't judge people. I don't even judge people on 'The Voice.' I'm a coach. I'm there for constructive criticism and to aid and abet and discover new talent.
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Gordon Parks
At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.
3
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABET»

Discover the use of abet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rosicrucian Manual
1920 for the instruction of Postulants in the Congregation of the outer, neophytes, and fraters of duly instituted colleges of the Societas Rosicruciana in America.
Abet, 1996
2
US Black Engineer & IT
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is the board which accredits an institution's various technology programs and certifies that a student graduating from the program can be expected to have a certain base level of ...
3
Education of Architects and Engineers for Careers in ...
the program. ABET refers to such programs as "advanced-level" programs. All other programs are referred to as "basic-level" programs, varying in length 4, 4.5, or 5 years, at the discretion of the institution. ABET delegates responsibility for ...
‎1995
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The National Skills Development Handbook 2007/8
Recent. Developments. ABET Training for the unemployed ABET (Adult Basic Education & Training) is the single largest type of NSDS 2 targetted training ( 800,000 intended beneficiaries). ABET is critical for the country's 91⁄2 million workers ...
Mike Stuart, 2007
5
Annual Report of the Milwaukee Home for the Friendless
3m IabefifalI, abet gefeblicbet llnfir'bigfeii einefi iSateré, abet im {gall bet QIbttetung abet filetnacblfiifigung bet ... fiiifien, mo bie sBetfan abet 'Bet: fanen ale Qlurmunb abet Qiatmiinbet lrgenb eineé Rinbeé geietslicb be: rechtigt gu banbeln nidfi ...
Milwaukee Home for the Friendless (Milwaukee, Wis.), 1868
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Education and Training Policy ICT and Learning Supporting ...
In 2000, the ABET Act and the regulations for a National ABET Board provided a legislative framework for the establishment, governance and funding of ABET centres. Through the Adult Education and Training Multiyear Implementation Plan ...
OECD, National Center on Adult Literacy, 2006
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Designing Better Engineering Education Through Assessment: A ...
A Practical Resource for Faculty and Department Chairs on Using Assessment and ABET Criteria to Improve Student Learning Joni E. Spurlin, Sarah A. Rajala, Jerome P. Lavelle. APPENDIX 2.C ...
Joni E. Spurlin, Sarah A. Rajala, Jerome P. Lavelle, 2008
8
Engineering Education Quality Assurance: A Global Perspective
the anticipated boom in computer science education, ABET helped establish the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (now CSAB). CSAB is now one of the ABET's largest member societies with more than 300 accredited programs.
Arun Patil, Peter Gray, 2009
9
Accountability in Social Research: Issues and Debates
5.2 THE EVALUATION OF ABET AT UNISA (ROMM ET AL., 1998) ABET at UNISA was set up toward the end of 1994, in line with the Minister of Education's comment on the need to launch, as rapidly as possible, a national initiative in Adult ...
Norma R.A. Romm, 2001
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The Obligation: A History of the Order of the Engineer
explanation of charges provided by ABET, she concluded that it was racking up expenses that could be avoided and that its record-keeping was needlessly convoluted and confusing. In short, not only was the price not right, but part of the  ...
Kip A Wedel, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abet is used in the context of the following news items.
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They're Just Committing the Crimes Americans Won't Commit
What do you call government officials who not only abdicate their responsibility to halt an invasion, but actually aid and abet it? Quislings? «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»
2
Forgiveness of Charleston church shooter prompts discussion
By meeting that expectation, he said, "in one sense we aid and abet those who would commit those crimes." Ansley M. LaMar, a professor at ... «The Times and Democrat, Jul 15»
3
Book Review: 'Endangered' Tory MEP immerses himself in serious …
There are only two groups: good and those who support it and evil and those who abet it. The first is the PMOI camp which includes him. «The National, Jul 15»
4
Lalit Modi now drags Varun into row
“Third fact that has been established that Vasundhara Raje signed a seven-page document for United Kingdom Authorities to abet fugitive Lalit ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
5
James Gill: Where's Yankee know-how on executions?
The shortage arose when European drug manufacturers quit shipping to us because they do not wish to abet capital punishment. Bunch of ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
6
MOM busts syndicate bringing in workers illegally
Runners who abet the offence face similar punishment. Last year, 19 people from three similar syndicates were arrested for setting up seven ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
7
Eric Abet's bizarre letter telling off council for supporting same sex …
Eric Abetz has welcomed news Treasury workers have voted for the government's pay offer. (AAP). Previous Next Show Grid. The leader of the ... «SBS, Jul 15»
8
China expresses displeasure with Turkey accepting Uighurs
... Chunying said the Uighurs had left China illegally, and that Beijing opposes "any actions that aid and abet, or even support illegal migration.". «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
9
Is America Training Neonazis in Ukraine?
Is this, like the Afghan war of the 1980s, one of those cases where we aid and abet the kind of monsters who eventually become our enemies? «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
10
Acquittal may mean no second trial
“You can't really aid and abet something that somebody didn't commit,” Joshua Boone, Emily Lucero's attorney, said in a interview this week. «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»

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