abut

(ə-bŭt')

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.

[Middle English abutten, from Old French abouter, to border on (a-, to , from Latin ad-; see ad- + bouter, to strike) and from Old French abuter, to end at (from but, end; see butt⁴).]

abutter a·but'ter n.

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Adjoin or meet. Contrast with adjacent.


Example: The 2 properties shown in Figure 1
abut one another.
The property on the right also abuts the road.

FIG. 1. ABUTTING PROPERTIES

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verb

To be contiguous or next to: adjoin, border, bound, butt, join, meet, neighbor, touch, verge. See near/far/distance.

To adjoin at an end; to be contiguous.

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To reach; to touch. To touch at the end; be contiguous; join at a border or boundary; terminate on; end at; border on; reach or touch with an end. The term abutting implies a closer proximity than the term adjacent.

When referring to real property, abutting means that there is no intervening land between the abutting parcels. Generally, properties that share a common boundary are abutting. A statute may require abutting owners to pay proportional shares of the cost of a street improvement project.

IN BRIEF: To touch at the end.

The boards were placed abut.

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For a list of words related to abutting, see:

• Relative Positions - abutting: (adj) touching at border, esp. ending at contact point

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Common misspelling(s) of abuts

• abutts

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - støde op, grænse
v. tr. - ligge an mod

idioms:

• abut on    grænse til, støde op til

Nederlands (Dutch)
ergens naast liggen

Français (French)
v. intr. - être contigu à, confiner à
v. tr. - être contigu à, confiner à

idioms:

• abut against    prendre appui sur
• abut on    être contigu à

Deutsch (German)
v. - angrenzen an, grenzen an, stoßen an

idioms:

• abut against    anstoßen an
• abut on    angrenzen an, grenzen an, stoßen an

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εφάπτομαι, ακουμπώ, συνορεύω

idioms:

• abut on    εφάπτομαι σε

Italiano (Italian)
essere adiacente, confinare con, essere attiguo a, esser limitrofo a, essere contiguo a

idioms:

• abut on    sboccare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ser adjacente a, tocar a borda

idioms:

• abut on    estar próximo a (um prédio ou terreno)

Русский (Russian)
примыкать, граничить

idioms:

• abut on    опираться, упираться в

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - lindar con, terminar en, confinar, estribar
v. tr. - lindar con, apoyar, hacer tocar, terminar en

idioms:

• abut against    apoyarse contra
• abut on    apoyarse en, apoyarse sobre

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gränsa, stödja sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
邻接, 紧靠, 毗连

idioms:

• abut on    邻接, 紧靠

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 鄰接, 緊靠, 毗連
v. tr. - 鄰接, 緊靠, 毗連

idioms:

• abut on    鄰接, 緊靠

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 인접하다, 접촉하다
v. tr. - 인접하다, 흥예 받이로 받치다

idioms:

• abut on    인접하다, 접촉하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 境を接する, 隣接する, 接触する, 寄り掛からせる

idioms:

• abut on    隣接する, 接する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجاور, يحاذي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮גבל ב-, היה סמוך‬
v. tr. - ‮גבל ב-, היה סמוך‬

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