Abutted

/əˈbʌtɪd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of abut; bordered on or was adjacent to something.

Etymology

From abut + -ed (regular English past tense marker), the straightforward past tense of the verb abut.

Kelly Says

The regular '-ed' ending on 'abutted' (with a doubled 't') follows English's predictable pattern for stressed syllables—we double the final consonant before adding '-ed' to words like 'abut,' showing the system's consistency.

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