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Tagalog
Etymology
From abot + -in.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈbutin/ (“to be caught on”, verb)
- IPA(key): /ʔabuˈtin/ (“to be reached for”, verb)
- Syllabification: a‧bu‧tin
Verb
abutin (complete inabot, progressive inaabot, contemplative aabutin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔)
- to be overtaken
- to be caught by surprise or redhanded
- to be on time for something
- to equal; to be even with; to catch up with (as of scores)
- to be hit (as by a blow)
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for abutin
Derived terms
Verb
abutín (complete inabot, progressive inaabot, contemplative aabutin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔)
- to be reached for; to be attained
Kaya nating abutin ang ating mga pangarap.- We can reach for our dreams.
- (literally, “Our dreams can be reached for.”)
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for abutin
References
- “abutin”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024