abutted; abutting
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
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
Examples of abut in a Sentence
Their property and our property abut.
our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife
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In 2010, after rumors swirled about their unconventional living arrangement, Bonham Carter admitted that the couple lived in separate, abutting homes in London’s Belsize Park neighborhood while raising their two children.
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Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
Paris proved itself a more-than-worthy host: venues abutted breathtaking landmarks, and an efficient metro system shuttled people from sport-to-sport.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024
The college hopes to build the facility at the intersection of Wyman Park Drive and Remington Avenue, an area on the edge of the university’s Homewood campus that abuts homes as well as Stony Run.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2024
White Barn Inn, hands-down the ne plus ultra of fine dining in the area, has opened Little Barn in the abutting room—a cozy and refined-but-rustic space rolling out cosseting dishes of buttery skate wing schnitzel.
—Alexandra Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2023
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Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
Paris proved itself a more-than-worthy host: venues abutted breathtaking landmarks, and an efficient metro system shuttled people from sport-to-sport.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024
The college hopes to build the facility at the intersection of Wyman Park Drive and Remington Avenue, an area on the edge of the university’s Homewood campus that abuts homes as well as Stony Run.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2024
White Barn Inn, hands-down the ne plus ultra of fine dining in the area, has opened Little Barn in the abutting room—a cozy and refined-but-rustic space rolling out cosseting dishes of buttery skate wing schnitzel.
—Alexandra Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2023
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abut
verb
abutted; abutting
: to touch along a border or with a part that sticks out
abutter
noun
Legal Definition
abut
verb
abutted; abutting
: to touch along a border or with a projecting part
—used with on, upon, or against
the land abuts on the road
: to border on : reach or touch with an end
two lots that abut each other
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