abut

[uh-buht]

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.

verb (used with object)

abutted, abutting 

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

2. to support by an abutment.

abut

/ əˈbʌt /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unabutting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of abut¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of abut¹

C15: from Old French abouter to join at the ends, border on; influenced by abuter to touch at an end, buttress

Example Sentences

She travels to Savannah’s Bonaventure graveyard, abutting the Wilmington River, “where shrimp boats float, a mostly silent river that is only audible when a breeze shakes the trees and you hear the water whisper.”

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San José was the first city in California to change laws allowing accessory dwelling units to be sold separately from the houses they abut.

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

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But after Lord Leveson published his report into the ethics of the press in 2012 police forces became much more cautious abut what information they released.

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His park abuts a new militarized zone that stretches 200 miles across a vast expanse of New Mexico.

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Related Words

• adjoin 
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