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- Dictionaryabut/əˈbʌt/
verb
- 1. (of a building or an area of land) be next to or have a common boundary with: "gardens abutting Great Prescott Street"
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1. : to border on : to touch along an edge. Their property abuts our land. 2. : to cause to touch or lean for support. abut a timber against a post. intransitive verb. 1. : to touch along a border or with a projecting part. a parcel of land that abuts on the road. 2. a. : to terminate at a point of contact. b. : to lean for support. Synonyms.
ABUT definition: 1. If a building or area of land abuts something or on something, it is next to it or touches it on…. Learn more.
Abut definition: to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, or against). See examples of ABUT used in a sentence.
When something borders something else, it is said to abut it. The term is often used in real estate to refer to a lot line. Wouldn’t it be nice to have your back yard abut a forest preserve or park?
verb. When land or a building abuts something or abuts on something, it is next to it. [formal] One edge of the garden abutted on an old entrance to the mine. [VERB on noun] He was born in 1768 in the house abutting our hotel. [VERB noun] Synonyms: adjoin, join, touch, border More Synonyms of abut. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definition of abut verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To border upon or end at; be next to. 2. To support as an abutment. [Middle English abutten, from Old French abouter, to border on (a-, to from Latin ad-; see ad- + bouter, to strike; see bhau- in Indo-European roots) and from Old French abuter, to end at (from but, end; see butt4).] a·but′ter n.
Abut Definition. ə-bŭt. abuts, abutted, abutting. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin Verb. Filter (0) verb. abuts, abutted, abutting. To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent. American Heritage. To end (on) or lean (upon) at one end; border (on); terminate (against) Webster's New World. To end at; border upon.
abut meaning, definition, what is abut: if one piece of land or a building abuts...: Learn more.
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