transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈbət ]
verb
( abut·ted ; abut·ting )
Etymology: Middle English abutten, from Anglo-French aboter, abuter, partly from Old French aboter to border on, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + bout blow, end, from boter to strike; partly from Old French abuter to come to an end, from a- + but end, aim — more at (1) butt , (4) butt
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1. : to touch along a border or with a projecting part
land abut s on the road
2.
a. : to terminate at a point of contact
b. : to lean for support
transitive verb
1. : to border on
their property abut s our land
2. : to cause to abut