abut
verb (used without object)
to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, oragainst ).
abutted
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past participleof abut.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof abut.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
abutverb (used without object)to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, oragainst ).
Example Sentences
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The Van Ruijvens’ home in the 1660s and ’70s, a canalside house named the Golden Eagle, abutted a clandestine Remonstrant church and doubled as a Collegiant meetinghouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Some of their farms even abutted the graveyard.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
The library, which abutted the street, violated that policy.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
These efforts were often unsuccessful, however, and poor neighborhoods often abutted even the most prestigious ones.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
And since some of Crosby’s rooms abutted ours, he was an obvious person to interview.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
