Origin: 1400-1500 Partly from Old French aboter to share a border with, from bout act of hitting, end, from boter to hit; partly from Old French abuter to come to an end, from but end, aim
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
abut
Simple Form
Present
they
abut
it
abuts
Past
it, they
abutted
Present perfect
they
have abutted
it
has abutted
Past perfect
it, they
had abutted
Future
it, they
will abut
Future perfect
it, they
will have abutted
Continuous Form
Present
they
are abutting
it
is abutting
Past
they
were abutting
it
was abutting
Present perfect
they
have been abutting
it
has been abutting
Past perfect
it, they
had been abutting
Future
it, they
will be abutting
Future perfect
it, they
will have been abutting
if one piece of land or a building abuts another, it is next to it or touches one side of it