verb · irregular · transitive · rare

abut

abut · abuts · abutted · abutting

упираться, примыкать, граничить, прилегать

angrenzen, berühren

To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or endTo 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)

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/əˈbʌt/

» My land abuts on the river.

Meaning

3 senses

(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)
It was a time when Germany still abutted upon Russia.
His land abuts on the road.
angrenzen, angrenzen, berühren
грани́читьgraníčitʹ, примыка́тьprimykátʹ, прилега́тьprilegátʹ
(transitive)To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abut.
(intransitive)To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall.

More definitions

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Examples

6 sentences

My land abuts on the river.
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The farm abuts on the road.
deDer Bauernhof grenzt an die Straße. — Hans_Adler
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His land abuts on the road.
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The arches abut against the stone.
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My family's property abuts a wildlife preserve.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to border on:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to touch by means of a mutual border:

to border on:

Origin

From Middle English abutten, from Medieval Latin abuttare and Old French abuter, aboter, a

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”)

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