aboutir

Meaning

1. to lead to, to end up in, to reach
2. to lead to, to have the consequence of
3. to reach a conclusion, to succeed
4. to touch by one end

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.bu.tiʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French aboutir, from Old French aboutir (“to endure stubbornly, persist”), derived from bouter (“to persist”), ultimately of Germanic origin. By surface analysis, a- + bouter. See also bout.