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abut
a·but
/
əˈbʌt
/
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uh
-
buht
]
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verb,
a·but·ted,
a·but·ting.
verb (used without object)
1.
to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by
on, upon,
or
against
):
This piece of land abuts on a street.
verb (used with object)
2.
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
3.
to support by an
abutment
.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
<
Middle French,
Old French
abuter
touch at one end, verbal derivative of
a but
to (the) end; see
a-
5
,
butt
2
Related forms
un·a·but·ting,
adjective
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abut
(əˈbʌt)
—
vb
(usually foll by
on, upon,
or
against
) ,
abuts
,
abutting
,
abutted
to adjoin, touch, or border on (something) at one end
[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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Word Origin & History
abut
early 13c., from O.Fr. abouter "join end to end," from à "to" + bout "end" (see See
butt
(n.3)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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