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abyes

v.
C2 Proficiency abyes

v. to move away from a place or person. It is an old-fashioned word that you might see in very old books or poems.

v. to move away from a place, person, or situation. Archaic in register; primarily found in historical or literary contexts.


SIMPLE

The travelers abyes from the city at dawn.

CONTEXTUAL

In the old manuscript, the knight abyes from the battlefield to seek shelter in the nearby forest.

COMPLEX

The poet uses the archaic verb abyes to describe the sun's slow retreat from the horizon, evoking a sense of ancient ritual and timelessness.

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