English
Etymology
From Old French abouter, aboter; compare French aboutir, and also abuter; a (Latin ad) + Old French boter, buter, to push: compare French bout end, and but end, purpose.
Pronunciation
RP:
Verb
en-verb|abut|t|ing
- intransitive To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent; to project; to terminate; to be contiguous; to meet.
#: In a time when Germany still abutted upon Russia.
#: His land abuts on the road.
- transitive To abut on.
Synonyms
transitive abut on
Translations
trans-top|to border on
Dutch: grenzen
trans-mid
Russian: г�ани�и��, п�им�ка��, п�илега��, �пи�а����
trans-bottom
Kiput
Etymology
From Proto-North Sarawak *Rabut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *Rabut.
Verb
abut
- to pluck
Category:Kiput verbs
ar:abut
fa:abut
fr:abut
io:abut
it:abut
pl:abut
pt:abut
ro:abut
fi:abut
ta:abut
te:abut
vi:abut
uk:abut
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