Dictionary Entry
abut
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/əˈbʌt/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)
In a Sentence
“His land abuts on the road.”
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Common Phrases
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