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View usage for: (əbʌt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense abuts, present participle abutting, past tense, past participle abuttedverbWhen land or a building abuts something or abuts on something, it is next to it. [formal] One edge of the garden abutted on an old entrance to the mine. [VERB on noun] He was born in 1768 in the house abutting our hotel. [VERB noun] Synonyms: adjoin, join, touch, border More Synonyms of abut (əˈbʌt) verbWord forms: abuts, abutting or abutted(usually foll by on, upon, or against) to adjoin, touch, or border on (something) at one end Word origin C15: from Old French abouter to join at the ends, border on; influenced by abuter to touch at an end, buttress (əˈbʌt) verb intransitiveWord forms: aˈbutted or aˈbutting1. to end (on) or lean (upon) at one end; border (on); terminate (against) verb transitive2. to end at; border upon Word origin ME aboutien < OFr abouter, to join end to end < a-, to + bout, end Synonyms of 'abut'adjoin, join, touch, border More Synonyms of abut Definition to be next to or touching He lived in a house abutting our hotel. Synonyms neighbour link to attach to combine with connect with couple with communicate with unite with verge on impinge affix to Additional synonymsDefinition to join or add (something) to something larger A gate goes through to the annexed garden. Synonyms join, unite, add, connect, attach, tack, adjoin, fasten, affix, append (formal), subjoin Definition to add as a supplement His real name hadn't been appended to the manuscript. Synonyms add, attach, join, hang, adjoin, fasten, annex, tag on, affix, tack on, subjoin the countries bordering the Mediterranean Synonyms adjoin, be situated alongside, join, touch, be attached to, be connected to, abut- abuse
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