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11abut — UK [əˈbʌt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms abut : present tense I/you/we/they abut he/she/it abuts present participle abutting past tense abutted past participle abutted formal to be next to or touching an area or building …
12abut — verb (abutted; abutting) Etymology: Middle English abutten, from Anglo French aboter, abuter, partly from Old French aboter to border on, from a (from Latin ad ) + bout blow, end, from boter to strike; partly from Old French abuter to come to an… …
13Abut — In property law, when two parcels abut it means they are adjacent to each other and up against each others borders …
14abut on — verb To border on. The fronts of the houses abut on the pathway, which is about four feet wide, and are unequally places, following the contour of the ground …
15abut — Synonyms and related words: abut on, adjoin, appose, be based on, be contiguous, be in contact, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, border, border on, bring near, butt, communicate, conjoin, connect, join, juxtapose, juxtaposit, lean on, lie by, lie… …
16abut — v. (D; intr.) to abut against, on, upon * * * [ə bʌt] on upon (D; intr.) to abutagainst …
17abut — a|but [əˈbʌt] v also abut on past tense and past participle abutted present participle abutting [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Partly from Old French aboter to share a border with , from bout act of hitting, end , from boter to hit ; partly …
18abut — a|but [ ə bʌt ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to be next to or touching an area or building: abut on/onto something: houses abutting onto the park …
19abut — also abut on verb (T) technical if one piece of land or a building abuts another it is next to it or touches one side of it …
20abut — verb two rows of forsythia abut one another where the driveway meets the sidewalk Syn: adjoin, be adjacent to, butt against, border, neighbor, join, touch, meet, reach, be contiguous with …
