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Meaning of "abut" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABUT

From Old French abouter to join at the ends, border on; influenced by abuter to touch at an end, buttress.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ABUT

abut  [əˈbʌt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abut is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb abut in English.

WHAT DOES ABUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of abut in the English dictionary

The definition of abut in the dictionary is usually foll by on, upon, or against to adjoin, touch, or border on at one end.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ABUT

PRESENT

Present
I abut
you abut
he/she/it abuts
we abut
you abut
they abut
Present continuous
I am abutting
you are abutting
he/she/it is abutting
we are abutting
you are abutting
they are abutting
Present perfect
I have abutted
you have abutted
he/she/it has abutted
we have abutted
you have abutted
they have abutted
Present perfect continuous
I have been abutting
you have been abutting
he/she/it has been abutting
we have been abutting
you have been abutting
they have been abutting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I abutted
you abutted
he/she/it abutted
we abutted
you abutted
they abutted
Past continuous
I was abutting
you were abutting
he/she/it was abutting
we were abutting
you were abutting
they were abutting
Past perfect
I had abutted
you had abutted
he/she/it had abutted
we had abutted
you had abutted
they had abutted
Past perfect continuous
I had been abutting
you had been abutting
he/she/it had been abutting
we had been abutting
you had been abutting
they had been abutting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will abut
you will abut
he/she/it will abut
we will abut
you will abut
they will abut
Future continuous
I will be abutting
you will be abutting
he/she/it will be abutting
we will be abutting
you will be abutting
they will be abutting
Future perfect
I will have abutted
you will have abutted
he/she/it will have abutted
we will have abutted
you will have abutted
they will have abutted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been abutting
you will have been abutting
he/she/it will have been abutting
we will have been abutting
you will have been abutting
they will have been abutting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would abut
you would abut
he/she/it would abut
we would abut
you would abut
they would abut
Conditional continuous
I would be abutting
you would be abutting
he/she/it would be abutting
we would be abutting
you would be abutting
they would be abutting
Conditional perfect
I would have abut
you would have abut
he/she/it would have abut
we would have abut
you would have abut
they would have abut
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been abutting
you would have been abutting
he/she/it would have been abutting
we would have been abutting
you would have been abutting
they would have been abutting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you abut
we let´s abut
you abut
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to abut
Past participle
abutted
Present Participle
abutting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABUT


blackbutt
ˈblækˌbʌt
but
bʌt
butt
bʌt
hackbut
ˈhækbʌt
hagbut
ˈhæɡbʌt
rebut
rɪˈbʌt
sacbut
ˈsækˌbʌt
sackbut
ˈsækˌbʌt
sagbut
ˈsæɡˌbʌt
scuttlebutt
ˈskʌtəlˌbʌt
surrebut
ˌsʌrɪˈbʌt
woollybutt
ˈwʊlɪˌbʌt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABUT

abundancy
abundant
abundantly
aburst
abusable
abusage
abuse
abuser
abusion
abusive
abusively
abusiveness
abutilon
abutment
abuttal
abuttals
abutted
abutter
abutting
abuzz

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABUT

all but
anything but
barbut
cannot choose but
cannot help but
debut
Greenland halibut
halibut
holibut
Korbut
nobbut
nothing but

Synonyms and antonyms of abut in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abut» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abut

Translation of «abut» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABUT

Find out the translation of abut to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abut from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abut» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

紧靠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lindan
570 millions of speakers

English

abut
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

abut
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تتاخم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

примыкают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confinam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘেঁষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

buter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stoßen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

隣接する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

접촉
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giáp giới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இத்யாதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Abut
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dayanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appoggiarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opierania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

примикають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

învecina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταλήγω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

abut
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anligga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

abut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abut

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABUT»

The term «abut» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.726 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «abut» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «abut» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abut

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABUT»

Discover the use of abut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advances for In-Vehicle and Mobile Systems: Challenges for ...
The format of this work centers on four themes: driver and driving environment recognition, telecommunication applications, noise reduction, and dialog in vehicles.
Huseyin Abut, John Hansen, Kazuya Takeda, 2010
2
Girls Guitar Course 2: Everything a Girl Needs to Know Abut ...
Finally-the first guitar method written especially for girls!
Tish Ciravolo, 2003
3
Cielito Lindo
Journalist Wilson Abut writes it all down ... the four muchachos who roam the cloud forest collecting quetzal feathers; Kenneth, the vodka-drinking poet who searches for meaning; Kaufmann, the mysterious Swiss businessman who has come to ...
Max Blue, Wilson Abut, 2001
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The Bankers' Magazine
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Development of Guidelines for Erection Procedures for ...
Table J.7: Single Inner Construction Stages for Single Span, 5 Girder, 91m (300 ft .) Radius Bridge with R/L Ratio of 13.33. Table K.1: Paired Inner Construction Stages for Two Equal Span,. 5 X2, X4, X5, X7, X8, X10 (G4-G5) G5: Abut. 1 to Abut.
Deanna L. Nevling, 2008
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A Guide To English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume 1
Present Tense Singular I abut You abut He/she/it abuts 1. 2. 3. Past Tense Singular I abutted You abutted He/she/it abutted 1. 2. 3. Future Tense Singular I shall abut You will abut He/she/it will abut 1. 2. 3. Present Perfect Tense Singular I have ...
Bessie Brooks, 2013
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Bankers' Magazine, Journal of the Money Market, and ...
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Foundations of Point Set Theory
If A \B\, AzBz, A3B3 and CD are arcs and A\B\ and AzB2 abut on CD from the same side and AzBz and A3B3 abut on CD from the same side, then A\B\ and A3B3 abut on CD from the same side. PROOF. By Axiom 3 and Theorem 10, there ...
Robert Lee Moore, 1962
9
Luz Stella's Tale: A Bismark Pacheco Mystery
Abut had hung up the phone and gone back to his tuba. Abut launched into a frenzied arpeggio while watching the telephone in a sullen manner, daring it to ring. And ring it did—it rang 20 times while Abut completed his exercise before at last ...
Max Blue, 2003
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One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights: Tales form 1972-1985
The woman kept telling him to eat, but Abut was insistent that he had already eaten and that he did not want any food. The woman was persistent and Abut tried to ignore her talking while the two of them walked away. They walked together ...
Thomas H. Slone, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abut is used in the context of the following news items.
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ArtsBeat | 'True Detective' Recap: Some Bounce Back, Others …
(Remember Ray talked abut the ammo being shells “like cops use.”) Burris is also aggressively steering Ray toward a pimp or some other ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Ryan Seacrest's girlfriend takes a tumble off paddleboard on …
New love: Cruz, 26, was Miss Teen USA 2007 and has been dating the radio personality and E! producer for abut two months. Once back on ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Miss USA contestants celebrate 4th of July aboard USS Kidd
"Thank you so much for having not only myself abut all the Miss USA contestants in your beautiful city," she said. "I won my crown last year in ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
4
Updated | Mosta shooting range plan shelved • Russian developers …
The Jesuits also said that the shooting range would abut the Jesuits' silent retreat house. But notwithstanding the mounting criticism at the ... «MaltaToday, Jul 15»
5
ISIS represents a radical shift in terrorism
Hotbeds of Islamism abut glittering tourist resorts. El Sfaya, a ramshackle slum of potholed roads and unadorned concrete block apartments, ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
6
Success for BikeRegister launch during the River Festival
The PCSOs said: “Overall, it was a successful event and we hope everyone will spread the word abut this new scheme in Stratford. “The team ... «Stratford upon Avon Herald, Jul 15»
7
Turkish military wary of Erdogan plan for Syrian buffer zone
... reach the last Kurdish canton, Afrin, and that the final goal of the PYD was to create a Kurdish corridor that will abut Turkey and reach the sea. «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»
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Timing of election could help determine whether proposition passes
Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission records show only two of the six counties that abut Muskogee County — Cherokee and ... «Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Jul 15»
9
Campers learn about history
“Wagons had abut 2,000 pounds of stuff in it for the journey, so there was not a whole lot of room for personal things,” he said. Oxen were used ... «Scottsbluff Star Herald, Jul 15»
10
Urgent warning for pensioners and savers
Those at risk are people who may not know abut this coming change and so may not protect their savings by keeping savings and current ... «For Argyll, Jul 15»

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