aboutir

Meaning

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

Frequency

20k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.bu.tiʁ/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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