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abound

[ uh-bound ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:

    a stream in which trout abound.

  2. to be rich or well supplied (usually followed by in ):

    The region abounds in coal.

  3. to be filled; teem (usually followed by with ):

    The ship abounds with rats.



abound

/ əˈʊԻ /

verb

  1. to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful

    a swamp in which snakes abound

  2. foll bywith or in to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with)

    the fields abound in corn

    the gardens abound with flowers

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·dzܲԻiԲ· adverb
  • v··dzܲԻ verb (used without object)
  • ɱ-·dzܲԻiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abound1

1325–75; Middle English abounden < Latin ܲԻ to overflow, equivalent to ab- ab- + ܲԻ to move in waves; undulate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abound1

C14: via Old French from Latin ܲԻ to overflow, from ܲԻ to flow, from unda wave
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