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
The seven-story addition directly abuts the original building without seeming to touch it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Iran also abuts the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime chokepoint that controls access to the Persian Gulf.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
His kids were baptized in the Windmill Chapel, which abuts the lake and looks as if it had been magically transported from the Netherlands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025
The small table abuts the wall of the trailer and sits beneath a window.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
