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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The weather was less hospitable, with 60 mph wind gusts whipping up a dust cloud that obscured the Sandia mountains abutting the city and triggering a health alert for people with respiratory conditions.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
David Bear, president of the non-profit Save Rural Seminole, urged Oviedo and Sanford — whose borders either abut or are close to the county’s rural boundary — to send the missives.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Few other major population centers directly abut such dramatic topography.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Between Trump's announcement and the first flight of migrants to the facility on Feb. 5, approximately 50 new structures were assembled near Leeward Point Field, a military airfield that directly abuts the inlet to Guantanamo Bay, according to satellite imagery reviewed by ABC News.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
David Bear, president of the non-profit Save Rural Seminole, urged Oviedo and Sanford — whose borders either abut or are close to the county’s rural boundary — to send the missives.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Few other major population centers directly abut such dramatic topography.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Between Trump's announcement and the first flight of migrants to the facility on Feb. 5, approximately 50 new structures were assembled near Leeward Point Field, a military airfield that directly abuts the inlet to Guantanamo Bay, according to satellite imagery reviewed by ABC News.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Abut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abut. Accessed 30 Apr. 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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