abut
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abut¹
- /əˈbʌt/ UK
- /əˈbʌt/ US
- /əˈbʊt/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌt
Where it comes from
From Middle English abutten, from Medieval Latin abuttare and Old French abuter, aboter, abouter (“to touch at one end, to come to an end, aim, reach”), from Old French but (“end, aim, purpose”); akin to Old Norse butr (“piece of wood”). Equivalent to a- (“to”) + butt (“boundary mark”).
verb abuts · abutting · abutted · abutt
- To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) It was a time when Germany still abutted upon Russia.
- To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to. For quotations using this term, see Citations:abut.
abut²
- /əˈbʌt/ UK
- /əˈbʌt/ US
- /əˈbʊt/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌt
Where it comes from
From Middle English abutten, from Old French aboter (“to touch at one end, border on”), abouter (“to join end to end”), abuter (“to buttress, to put an end to”), from a- (“towards”) + bout (“end”), boter, bouter (“to strike”), buter (“to strike, finish”). Equivalent to a- (“towards, change to”) + butt (“push”)
verb abuts · abutting · abutted · abutt
- To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall.
Translations
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verb to touch by means of a mutual border
| Español | lindar, colindar, limitar |
|---|---|
| Français | jouxter |
| Deutsch | angrenzen |
verb to border on
| Español | bordear |
|---|---|
| Français | aboutir, abouter |
| Deutsch | angrenzen, berühren |
| Ελληνικά | εδράζομαι edrázomai |
| Română | învecina |
| Русский | грани́чить graníčitʹ, примыка́ть primykátʹ, прилега́ть prilegátʹ, упира́ться upirátʹsja |
Talk about this word "abut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. abut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abut "abut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abut.Cite this
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