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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Most neighborhoods abutting the CTA’s Red, Brown and Blue lines on the North Side are already quite dense.
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Steve Weinshel, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
The $64 million development will also abut the Midland Trace, as well as Nickel Plate Trail, and include a trailhead with lockers.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
The property abuts the Village of Saukville and will be paid for with referendum money voters approved earlier this year.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
At times, the testimony skidded toward animosity, exasperation and anger over the 205-bed shelter at 4306 W. State St., at a former Salvation Army location that abuts homes in the Veterans Park neighborhood.
—Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2025
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Steve Weinshel, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
The $64 million development will also abut the Midland Trace, as well as Nickel Plate Trail, and include a trailhead with lockers.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
The property abuts the Village of Saukville and will be paid for with referendum money voters approved earlier this year.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
At times, the testimony skidded toward animosity, exasperation and anger over the 205-bed shelter at 4306 W. State St., at a former Salvation Army location that abuts homes in the Veterans Park neighborhood.
—Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2025
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“Abut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abut. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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abut
verb
abutted; abutting
: to touch along a border or with a part that sticks out
abutter
noun
Legal Definition
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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