abut

a·but  (-bt)

v. a·but·ted, a·but·ting, a·buts

v.intr.

To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent.

v.tr.

1. To border upon or end at; be next to.

2. To support as an abutment.

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[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).]

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a·butter n.

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abut [əˈbʌt]

vb abuts, abutting, abutted

(usually foll by on, upon, or against) to adjoin, touch, or border on (something) at one end

[from Old French abouter to join at the ends, border on; influenced by abuter to touch at an end, buttress]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

abut - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" butt, butt against, butt on, adjoin, edge, border, march adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" neighbor, neighbour - be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"

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abut

verb adjoin, join, touch, border, neighbour, link to, attach to, combine with, connect with, couple with, communicate with, annex, meet, unite with, verge on, impinge, append, affix to He lived in a house abutting our hotel.

Translations

abut [əˈbʌt]

A. VI to abut on sth [land] → lindar con algo, confinar con algo; [house, building] → estar contiguo con algo, colindar con algo

B. VT to abut sth = to abut on sth

abut [əˈbʌt] (formal)

vt (= adjoin) → être contigu/guë Ã

vi
to abut on sth, to abut onto sth (= adjoin) → être contigu/guë à qch

abut

vi → stoßen (on(to) an +acc); (land also) → grenzen (on(to) an +acc); (two houses, fields etc) → aneinanderstoßen/-grenzen

abut [əˈbʌt] vi to abut on sth → confinare con qc