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
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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Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
Leslie Hairston, a former City Council colleague of Preckwinkle’s whose South Side ward abutted hers, said Preckwinkle’s scholarly disposition shouldn’t be mistaken for indifference.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Shipping through the strait abutting Iran dropped 95% in the first week of March, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
—Rebecca Shabad, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Despite leading the Aggies to a better record, there has been some fan chatter abut the team moving on from Taylor.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Abut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abut. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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abut
verb
abutted; abutting
: to touch along a border or with a part that sticks out
abutter
noun
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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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