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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Paula Conway, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The same could be said about Celeste Dalla Porta’s eponymous character, who often finds herself being pigeonholed into certain archetypes due to her striking looks, which are only rivaled by the film’s sweeping shots of the Neapolitan jagged cliffsides that abut the surrounding cerulean sea.
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In abutting New Mexico, state health officials suspect their measles outbreak, with nine people identified, is connected to the Texas cases.
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The small rectangle of land near the Mississippi River abuts a chemical plant that emits foul-smelling gases.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2025
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Paula Conway, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The same could be said about Celeste Dalla Porta’s eponymous character, who often finds herself being pigeonholed into certain archetypes due to her striking looks, which are only rivaled by the film’s sweeping shots of the Neapolitan jagged cliffsides that abut the surrounding cerulean sea.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
In abutting New Mexico, state health officials suspect their measles outbreak, with nine people identified, is connected to the Texas cases.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The small rectangle of land near the Mississippi River abuts a chemical plant that emits foul-smelling gases.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Abut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abut. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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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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