Abut: meaning, definitions and examples
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abut
[ ษหbสt ]
intransitive
Touch or lean upon; to be adjacent; to be contiguous; to meet, as with a common point.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The land abuts on the highway.
- The house abuts on the river bank.
architecture
The part of a building that is adjacent to another building or structure.
Synonyms
connection, interface, junction
Examples of usage
- The abut of the house was decorated with intricate carvings.
Translations
Translations of the word "abut" in other languages:
๐ต๐น abuttar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคฎเฅเคช เคนเฅเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช angrenzen
๐ฎ๐ฉ berdampingan
๐บ๐ฆ ััะธะบะฐัะธัั
๐ต๐ฑ przylegaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ้ฃๆฅใใ
๐ซ๐ท รชtre adjacent
๐ช๐ธ adjuntar
๐น๐ท bitiลik olmak
๐ฐ๐ท ์ธ์ ํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ููุงุตู
๐จ๐ฟ pลilรฉhat
๐ธ๐ฐ priliehaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ้ปๆฅ
๐ธ๐ฎ pristajati
๐ฎ๐ธ nรกlgast
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะฐาัะฝะดะฐัั
๐ฌ๐ช แแฎแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ bitiลmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ adjuntar
Word origin
The word 'abut' originated from the Old French word 'abouter', meaning 'to end at, butt, join', which in turn came from the Latin word 'ad-' (to) and 'bลซtฤre' (to push). The term has been used in English since the 14th century.