"abouta" meaning in All languages combined

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Contraction [English]

IPA: /əˈbaʊtə/ [US]
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. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction}} abouta
  1. (colloquial) Contraction of about to. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: about to
    Sense id: en-abouta-en-contraction-WxIcDOoz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Verb [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-abouta.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} abouta
  1. third-person singular past historic of abouter Tags: form-of, historic, past, singular, third-person Form of: abouter
    Sense id: en-abouta-fr-verb-9-X0xNmn Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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