What does abed mean?
Definitions for abed
əˈbɛdabed
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Princeton's WordNet
abedadverb
in bed
Wiktionary
abedadverb
In bed, or on the bed.
abedadverb
To childbed
Etymology: * From abedde, from on bedde.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Abedadverb
In bed.
Etymology: from a, for at.
It was a shame for them to mar their complexions, yea and conditions too, with long lying abed: and that, when she was of their age, she trowed, she would have made a handkerchief by that time o’ day. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
She has not been abed, but in her chapel
All night devoutly watch’d, and brib’d the saints
With prayers for her deliverance. John Dryden, Span. Friar.
Wikipedia
Abed
Abid (Arabic: عابد ‘Ābid), also Abed, literally meaning worshipper, adorer, devout may be either a surname or given name.
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abed
Abed refers to the state or action of being in bed, typically relating to the time when someone is sleeping or resting. It's an adverb that is now considered old-fashioned or literary.
Webster Dictionary
Abedadverb
in bed, or on the bed
Abedadverb
to childbed (in the phrase "brought abed," that is, delivered of a child)
Etymology: [Pref. a- in, on + bed.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Abed
a-bed′, adv. in bed. [Pfx. a-, on, and Bed.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ABED
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Abed is ranked #17734 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Abed surname appeared 1,580 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Abed.
82% or 1,297 total occurrences were White.
6.9% or 109 total occurrences were of two or more races.
5.5% or 88 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3% or 48 total occurrences were Asian.
2.4% or 38 total occurrences were Black.
Anagrams for abed »
bade
baed
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abed in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of abed in a Sentence
I will tell Yigal's family thank Abed Khalaeileh. They should not feel any more suffering. Yigal Yehoshua is going to heaven where it is better than here.
The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.
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