abut
/əˈbʌt/US/əˈbʌt/
abut verb: 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).
Verb (1)
abut (third-person singular simple present abuts, present participle abutting, simple past and past participle abutted)
- 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.
- His land abuts on the road.
- To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:abut.
Verb (2)
abut (third-person singular simple present abuts, present participle abutting, simple past and past participle abutted)
- To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall.
abut meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
abut in Tamil
- சாய்ந்திரு, ஒன்றோடொன்று சார்ந்திரு, அடுத்திரு, முட்டிக்கொண்டிரு
abut in Urdu
- ملحق کرنا
abut in Bengali
- প্রান্তে থাকা, শেষ হওয়া
abut in Malayalam
- തൊട്ടിരിക്കുക, പൊതു അതിർത്തിയുണ്ടായിരിക്കുക, ചേർന്നിരിക്കുക, സന്ധിക്കുക, അതിർത്തിയിലുള്ള, തൊട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന
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- abut in Kannada
- ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಒರಗು, ಕೂಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು
Forms of abut
| third-person singular present | abuts |
|---|---|
| present participle | abutting |
| past participle | abutted |
| past | abutted |
| alternative form | abutt |
Origin of abut
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”).
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”)
Words formed from abut
Phrases with abut
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Questions about abut
- What does abut mean?
- Abut means 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).
- What is abut in Tamil?
- Abut in Tamil is சாய்ந்திரு, ஒன்றோடொன்று சார்ந்திரு, அடுத்திரு. See Abut meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is abut?
- Abut is a verb.
- How do you pronounce abut?
- Abut is pronounced /əˈbʌt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of abut?
- The past tense of abut is abutted.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: abut (page history and authors); abut (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abut (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abut (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abut (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abut (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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