- abut
- verb
two rows of forsythia abut one another where the driveway meets the sidewalk
Syn:adjoin, be adjacent to, butt against, border, neighbor, join, touch, meet, reach, be contiguous with
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abut — /ə bət/ vb abut·ted, abut·ting vi: to touch along a border or with a projecting part used with on, upon, or against the land abut s on the road vt: to border on: reach or touch with an end two lots that abut each other … Law dictionary
abut — abut; abut·ment; abut·tals; abut·ter; … English syllables
Abut — A*but , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abutting}.] [OF. abouter, aboter; cf. F. aboutir, and also abuter; a (L. ad) + OF. boter, buter, to push: cf. F. bout end, and but end, purpose.] To project; to terminate or border; to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abut on — index adjoin Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abut — (v.) mid 13c., to end at, to border on, from O.Fr. aboter join end to end, touch upon (13c.), from à to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + bout end (see BUTT (Cf. butt) (n.3)). Related: Abutted; abutting … Etymology dictionary
abut — [v] touch or be next to something adjoin, be adjacent to, border on, butt against, join, neighbor; concept 749 … New thesaurus
abut — ► VERB (abutted, abutting) 1) be next to or share a boundary with. 2) touch or lean on. ORIGIN Old French abouter, from bouter strike, butt … English terms dictionary
abut — [ə but′] vi. abutted, abutting [ME aboutien < OFr abouter, to join end to end < a , to + bout, end] to end (on) or lean ( upon) at one end; border ( on); terminate ( against) vt. to end at; border upon … English World dictionary
abut — verb /əˈbʌt/ a) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent; to project; to terminate; to be contiguous; to meet. In a … Wiktionary
Abut — Original name in latin Abut Name in other language Abut State code PH Continent/City Asia/Manila longitude 17.35423 latitude 121.60138 altitude 130 Population 2387 Date 2013 04 03 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
abut — UK [əˈbʌt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms abut : present tense I/you/we/they abut he/she/it abuts present participle abutting past tense abutted past participle abutted formal to be next to or touching an area or building … English dictionary
