Abut — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændɪmˌeɪkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɔɪləɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɔɪləɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈændɪmˌeɪkɚ/.

Examples

Canada adjoins the U.S.
England marches with Scotland

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

butt edge adjoin march butt on butt against border

Parts of Speech

verb	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary “Canada adjoins the U.S.”

Word Forms

border	noun	the boundary of a surface
edge	noun	a line determining the limits of an area
edging	noun	border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
abutment	noun	point of contact between two objects or parts
abutter	noun	the owner of contiguous property
march	noun	district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
butt	noun	a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anstoßen

liegen nebeneinander oder teilen sich eine Grenze

🇫🇷French

buter

être adjacent à un autre ou partager une frontière

🇪🇸Spanish

apoyarse en

estar adyacente a otro o compartir un límite

🇮🇹Italian

intesta

giacciono adiacenti ad un altro o condividono un confine

🇳🇱Dutch

aanliggen

naast elkaar liggen of een grens delen

🇵🇹Portuguese

encostar

ficam adjacentes a outro ou compartilham um limite

🇷🇺Russian

примыкать

лежат рядом с другим или разделяют границу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीमा पर एकत्रित होना

दूसरे के निकट स्थित होना या एक सीमा साझा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্পর্কে

অন্যের সংলগ্ন থাকা বা একটি সীমানা ভাগ করে নেওয়া

🇮🇳Marathi

बद्दल

दुसऱ्याला लागून राहा किंवा सीमा सामायिक करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લગભગ

બીજાને અડીને આવેલા અથવા સીમા શેર કરો

🇮🇳Malayalam

അബട്ട്

മറ്റൊന്നിനോട് ചേർന്ന് കിടക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിർത്തി പങ്കിടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਰੇ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਲਗਦੇ ਰਹੋ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਸੀਮਾ ਸਾਂਝੀ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کے بارے میں

دوسرے سے متصل لیٹنا یا ایک حد کا اشتراک کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

邻接

与另一个相邻或共享边界

🇯🇵Japanese

隣接する

隣り合って存在するか、境界を共有する

🇰🇷Korean

접하다

다른 사람과 인접해 있거나 경계를 공유하고 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếp giáp

nằm liền kề nhau hoặc có chung ranh giới

🇹🇭Thai

ชิด

นอนติดกันหรือแบ่งเขตแดน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbatasan

terletak bersebelahan dengan yang lain atau berbagi batas

🇲🇾Malay

berbatasan

terletak bersebelahan dengan orang lain atau berkongsi sempadan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتاخم

تقع بجوار أخرى أو تشترك في الحدود

🇮🇷Persian

در مورد

در مجاورت دیگری دراز بکشید یا یک مرز مشترک داشته باشید

🇹🇷Turkish

bitişik

diğerine bitişik uzanmak veya bir sınırı paylaşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניגש

לשכב סמוך לאחר או לחלוק גבול

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