How to pronounce “abut”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
• (transitive) To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to. [First attested in the mid-19th century.][3]

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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