abut
verb (used without object)
to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, oragainst ).
have abutted
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present perfectof abut.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“We could have built a low-rise office complex with first-floor retail, but it would have abutted the existing community in a way I wasn’t comfortable with,” Plein said.
From Washington Post
