abut
verb (used without object)
to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, oragainst ).
abuts
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present tense formof abut (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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His 31-acre property abuts the Terafab site and shares about 4,000 feet of fence with Musk’s land.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Iran also abuts the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime chokepoint that controls access to the Persian Gulf.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Chicago, technically speaking, abuts the border with Canada because Lake Michigan is part of an international waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
His park abuts a new militarized zone that stretches 200 miles across a vast expanse of New Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2025
In London, where the river Thames arches away from the city near Belgravia, one might begin a walk at Vincent Square, the trapezoid-shaped park that abuts the office of the Royal Horticultural Society.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
