Abutting

/əˈbʌtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Bordering on; being adjacent to; meeting at an edge or point.

Etymology

From abut + -ing (present participle/gerund suffix), the continuous or ongoing form of the verb abut.

Kelly Says

In legal documents, you'll constantly see 'abutting' to describe properties—'the land abutting Main Street' is more precise than 'the land near Main Street' because it specifies they literally touch.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
aangrensend
AMአማርኛ
በተቀርበው
be-te-ker-bew
ARالعربية
مجاور
mu-jaw-war
BGБългарски
съседства
BNবাংলা
সীমান্তবর্তী
see-ma-an-ta-bor-tee
CACatalà
adjunt
a-dju-nt
CSČeština
přiléhající
pri-le-ha-ji-ci
DADansk
grænsende
græns-en-de
DEDeutsch
anstoßend
an-stoss-ent
ELΕλληνικά
συνορεύων
see-no-ree-von
ESEspañol
adyacente
a-dee-a-sen-teh
ETEesti
piirab
EUEuskara
erabat
FAفارسی
همجوار
ham-ju-var
FISuomi
rajoittava
ra-joit-ta-va
FRFrançais
bordé
bo-rde
GLGalego
adxacéntase
GUGU
સામે
sa-ame
HAHA
kusa
ku-sa
HEעברית
מקביל
me-ka-bil
HIहिन्दी
संलग्न
san-lagn
HRHrvatski
suseduje
HUMagyar
határoló
ha-ta-ro-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbatasan
ber-bat-asan
IGIG
na-akpọ
na-ak-po
ITItaliano
adiacente
a-dee-a-sen-teh
JA日本語
接合する
setsu-gā-suru
KKKK
қатысу
qa-ty-su
KMKM
ជាប់
cha-b
KO한국어
접해있는
jeop-hae-i-sseun
LTLietuvių
sienojasi
LVLatviešu
sienojas
MNМонгол
хилс
MRMR
जवळजवळ
jav-la-jav-al
MSBahasa Melayu
bersebelahan
ber-se-be-la-han
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်စပ်
shet-sapt
NLNederlands
aanliggende
an-li-gen-de
NONorsk
grensende
gren-sen-de
PAPA
ਸਰહદ
sar-had
PLPolski
przylegający
pr-zyle-ga-y-chi
PTPortuguês
contíguo
kon-tee-goo
RORomână
învecit
in-ve-chit
RUРусский
примыкающий
pri-my-kay-oo-shey
SKSlovenčina
suseduje
SLSlovenščina
soseduje
SRСрпски
суседује
SVSvenska
gränsande
grän-san-de
SWKiswahili
katika
ka-ti-ka
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்கொள்ளும்
e-thir-ko-ll-um
TEతెలుగు
సరిహద్దు
sa-ri-ha-ddu
THไทย
ติดต่อ
dit-dtor
TLTL
nakabangga
na-ka-ban-ga
TRTürkçe
sıkışmış
si-kis-mış
UKУкраїнська
примикаючий
pri-mi-ka-y-uch-iy
URاردو
مجاور
mu-jaw-war
VITiếng Việt
kề bên
keh ben
YOYO
gbe
gbe
ZH中文
相邻
xiāng lín
ZUZU
ngezwi
ngez-wee

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