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

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

Hundreds of thousands of people live around the Bien Hoa air base, and some of their homes abut the site’s perimeter fence, just yards from the contaminated areas.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

While they are engaged in these commercial operations, they leave their large herds in the vast prairies that abut upon the town, and which are under the jurisdiction of the Chinese authorities. 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis

Related Words

• adjoin
• border on