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副詞

a bit (not comparable)

1. (informal) To a small extent; in a small amount.

   Synonym: somewhat

   Antonyms: a lot; see also Thesaurus:quantity, Thesaurus:very

   Could you move that up a bit?

2. (informal) Slightly; rather.

   Synonyms: somewhat; see also Thesaurus:slightly

   Antonyms: a lot; see also Thesaurus:quantity, Thesaurus:very

   Isn't that hat a bit small for him?

3. (especially UK, meiosis) Very.

   Synonyms: somewhat, a lot; see also Thesaurus:quantity, Thesaurus:very

   That hat seems a bit small for him.

4. (especially UK, meiosis) A lot.

   Synonyms: somewhat, a lot; see also Thesaurus:quantity, Thesaurus:very

   It rained a bit last night.

副詞

abit (not comparable)

1. (nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative form of a bit.

発音

• IPA: /ɑːˈbiːt/

動詞

abit

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abide
   • 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales (in Middle English), [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; Charles Cowden Clarke, editor, The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer. […], 2nd edition, volume III, Edinburgh: James Nichol; London: James Nisbet & Co.; Dublin: W. Robertson, 1860, →OCLC, page 163, line 1175:

     He is so variaunt, he abit nowhere.

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動詞

abit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of abeō