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Dictionary: a·but   (ə-bŭt') pronunciation

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 abut one another. The property on the right also abuts the road.

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To adjoin at an end; to be contiguous.


This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

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.

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IN BRIEF: To touch at the end.

pronunciation The boards were placed abut.

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In property law, when two parcels abut it means they are adjacent to each other and against each others' borders.


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Common misspelling(s) of abuts

  • abutts

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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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