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/əˈbʌt/ · verb
(intransitive) 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).
It was a time when Germany still abutted upon Russia.
His land abuts on the road.
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Use abut when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Abut means (intransitive) 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).
Common synonyms include butt, edge, border, adjoin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It was a time when Germany still abutted upon Russia.
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