aboutir
Meaning
- (intransitive, literally) to lead to, to end up in, to reach
- (figuratively, intransitive) to lead to, to have the consequence of
- (intransitive) to reach a conclusion, to succeed
- (intransitive) to touch by one end
Concepts
be next to
miscarry
Synonyms
partir
Translations
Frequency
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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