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abut

[uh-buht]

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.



verb (used with object)

abutted, abutting 
  1. to be adjacent to; border on; end at.

  2. to support by an abutment.

abut

/ əˈʌ /

verb

  1. to adjoin, touch, or border on (something) at one end

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unabutting adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of abut1

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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of abut1

C15: from Old French abouter to join at the ends, border on; influenced by abuter to touch at an end, buttress
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In the past, rumours abut the sci-fi drama have ranged from being close to spot on to utter fabrication.

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Most people in Bolinas, a town abutting Point Reyes National Seashore, do not get home mail delivery.

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Though no community can be made fireproof, discarding past urban design practices could make areas abutting wilderness safer from the kind of wildfire that hit Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

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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.

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That, in turn, abuts Friedman’s 30th District, which is centered on Burbank.

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