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Meaning a- meaning

What does a- mean?

a-

(no longer productive) forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out (no longer productive) forming verbs with the sense of intensified action.

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(rare, _, or, _, no longer productive) in, on, at; used to show a state, condition, or manner. Also passing into sense 2. [First attested prior to 1150] (no longer productive) In, into. Also passing into sense 5. [First attested prior to 1150] In the direction of, or toward. [First attested prior to 1150] (archaic, dialectal) At such a time. [First attested prior to 1150] (archaic, dialectal) In the act or process of. Being conflated with the next definition, a- is used in some dialects to indicate any participle. [First attested prior to 1150]

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(archaic, and, dialectal) In dialect, it is sometimes conflated with sense 5 of the previous definition, and is used as a general indicator of a participle. [First attested around 1150 to 1350 (Middle English).]

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(no longer productive) forming words with the sense of wholly, or utterly out [First attested from around 1150 to 1350.]

a-

not, without, opposite of

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(no longer productive) Towards; Used to indicate direction, reduction to, increase to, change into, or motion. [First attested from around 1150 to 1350.]

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(no longer productive) Away from. [First attested from around 1150 to 1350.]

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(no longer productive) Of, from. [First attested prior to 1150.]

Synonyms a- synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as a-?

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a un- non- in- im- -less