abut

American  

[uh-buht] / əˈbʌt /

verb (used without object)

abutted, abutting

1. to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, oragainst ).

   This piece of land abuts on a street.

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verb (used with object)

abutted, abutting

1. to be adjacent to; border on; end at.

2. to support by an abutment.

abut British  

/ əˈbʌt /

verb

1. to adjoin, touch, or border on (something) at one end

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Other Word Forms

• unabutting adjective

Etymology

Origin of abut

1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French abuter touch at one end, verbal derivative of a but to (the) end; a- ⁵, butt ²

Example Sentences

They start at abut $58,000 and $54,000, respectively.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

TotalEnergies will likely remain cautious abut its balance sheet and announce a $750 million share buyback, they write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

It would likely upzone single-family neighborhoods in Arleta, Panorama City and other communities that abut a north-south rail line being built along Van Nuys Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

But after Lord Leveson published his report into the ethics of the press, police forces became much more cautious abut what information they released.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

They had run abut 360 miles by their dead reckoning, on a S. E. by E. course.

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Related Words

• adjoin
• border on