"abut" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈbʌt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈbʌt/ [US], /əˈbʊt/ [Northern-England] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abut.wav Forms: abuts [present, singular, third-person], abutting [participle, present], abutted [participle, past], abutted [past]
Rhymes: -ʌt Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abutten}} Middle English abutten, {{der|en|ML.|abuttare}} Medieval Latin abuttare, {{der|en|fro|abuter}} Old French abuter, {{der|en|fro|but||end, aim, purpose}} Old French but (“end, aim, purpose”), {{cog|non|butr||piece of wood}} Old Norse butr (“piece of wood”), {{prefix|en|a|butt|t1=to|t2=boundary mark}} a- (“to”) + butt (“boundary mark”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} abut (third-person singular simple present abuts, present participle abutting, simple past and past participle abutted)
  1. (intransitive) 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) Tags: intransitive Translations (to border on): гранича (graniča) (Bulgarian), опирам се о (opiram se o) (Bulgarian), grenzen (Dutch), rajoittua (Finnish), aboutir (French), abouter (French), testar (Galician), estremar (Galician), angrenzen (German), berühren (German), εδράζομαι (edrázomai) (Greek), érint (Hungarian), határos (Hungarian), szomszédos (Hungarian), грани́чи (graníči) [imperfective] (Macedonian), kāpīpiti (Maori), aki (Maori), karipapa (Maori), învecina (Romanian), грани́чить (graníčitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), примыка́ть (primykátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), прилега́ть (prilegátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), упира́ться (upirátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), bordear (Spanish), gränsa till (Swedish) Translations (to touch by means of a mutual border): sousedit [imperfective] (Czech), hraničit [imperfective] (Czech), přiléhat [imperfective] (Czech), testar (Galician), estremar (Galician), angrenzen (German), érintkezik (Hungarian), összeér (Hungarian), lindar (Spanish), colindar (Spanish), limitar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-abut-en-verb-fbgYCCbS Disambiguation of 'to border on': 78 22 Disambiguation of 'to touch by means of a mutual border': 92 8
  2. (transitive) To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-abut-en-verb-X6RxKHgi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 47 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 31 40 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 7 41 40 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 44 44 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abutt Derived forms: abutment, abuttal, abutter
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /əˈbʌt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈbʌt/ [US], /əˈbʊt/ [Northern-England] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abut.wav Forms: abuts [present, singular, third-person], abutting [participle, present], abutted [participle, past], abutted [past]
Rhymes: -ʌt Etymology: 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”) Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abutten}} Middle English abutten, {{der|en|fro|aboter||to touch at one end, border on}} Old French aboter (“to touch at one end, border on”), {{prefix|en|a|butt|t1=towards, change to|t2=push}} a- (“towards, change to”) + butt (“push”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} abut (third-person singular simple present abuts, present participle abutting, simple past and past participle abutted)
  1. (intransitive) To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-abut-en-verb-HX72Hht- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 47 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 7 41 40 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 44 44 3 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abutt
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "aki"
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          "word": "învecina"
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      "sense": "to border on",
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      "word": "berühren"
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      "code": "el",
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      "word": "εδράζομαι"
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      "word": "határos"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "kāpīpiti"
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      "word": "примыка́ть"
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