abut Meaning & Definition

Synonyms of Abut

Abut in a Sentence

His land abuts on the road.

Their property abuts our land.

abut a timber against a post

a parcel of land that abuts on the road

our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife

Word Forms & Grammar

abut·ted

abut·ting

abut

abuts

abutted

abutting

abut (third-person singular simple present abuts, present participle abutting, simple past and past participle abutted)

Words That Rhyme With Abut

Origin of Abut

Origin 1: Middle English abutten, borrowed from Anglo-French abuter, from a-, verb-forming prefix (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + bout, but "push, thrust, blow, end, extremity," noun derivative from bouter, boter "to push, thrust, strike" butt:3

Origin 2: From Middle English abutten, from Medieval Latin abuttare and Old French abuter, aboter, abouter (“to touch at one end, to come to an end, aim, reach”),[1][2] from Old French but (“end, aim, purpose”); akin to Old Norse butr (“piece of wood”).[1] Equivalent to a- (“to”) +‎ butt (“boundary mark”).[3]

Origin 3: From Middle English abutten,[4] from Old French aboter (“to touch at one end, border on”),[1] abouter (“to join end to end”), abuter (“to buttress, to put an end to”), from a- (“towards”) + bout (“end”), boter, bouter (“to strike”),[5] buter (“to strike, finish”).[4] Equivalent to a- (“towards, change to”) +‎ butt (“push”)[3]

First Known Use

14th centuryi