abut

(Anglais)

1. (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)
2. (transitive) To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈbʌt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: abutten

Appartenant à vieux norrois: butr

In summary

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”), from Old French but (“end, aim, purpose”); akin to Old Norse butr (“piece of wood”). Equivalent to a- (“to”) + butt (“boundary mark”).

Concepts

aboutir

être contigu à

adosser

toucher

affronter

se toucher

abouter

être contigu

joindre à

orée

se toucher l’un l’autre

attenir

être limité

adjoindre

bord

avoisiner

confiner à

contigu

être adossé

Synonymes

adjoin

border on

touch

border

march

abutment

verge on

butt

butt against

be next to

butt on

reach

verge up

result

lean

edge

attain

assemble

adjacency

arrive at

bring

arrest

adhere

broach

accomplish

buttress

cage

channel

cling

collide

braking

brake

amount

bracket

bore

alight

address

drive

decelerate

emerge

end

🔚

end up

exit

face

flank

get

go out

grind

guide

contiguous

Traductions

angrenzen

grenzen

confinare con

lindar

accostare

belenden

grenzen

bitişik olmak

bordear

grenzen aan

anlehnen

graniczyć

essere a ridosso di

appoggiarsi a

confinare