Main Entry:

abut

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈbət\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

abut·ted; abut·ting

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 end, from a- + but end, aim — more at ¹butt, ⁴butt

Date:

15th century

intransitive verb1: to touch along a border or with a projecting part <land abuts on the road>2 a: to terminate at a point of contact b: to lean for supporttransitive verb1: to border on <their property abuts our land>2: to cause to abut