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 byin ).

   The region abounds in coal.

3. to be filled; teem (usually followed bywith ).

   The ship abounds with rats.

abound

/ əˈbaʊnd /

verb

1. to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful

   a swamp in which snakes abound

2. to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with)

   the gardens abound with flowers

   the fields abound in corn

Other Word Forms

• aboundingly adverb
• overabound verb (used without object)
• well-abounding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of abound¹

1325–75; Middle English abounden < Latin abundāre to overflow, equivalent to ab- ab- + undāre to move in waves; undulate

Word History and Origins

Origin of abound¹

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

Example Sentences

While planning well in advance of a move makes sense, risks abound.

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Walk through a warmly lighted room, past the boutique’s display of Bottega’s latest fine jewelry collection and intrecciato leather purses, where Italian walnut wooden details abound.

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Designed by Canadian interior decorator Lori Morris, the mansion abounds with upscale finishes and chic glamour.

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Argentina holds midterm elections Sunday that will determine whether President Javier Milei enters the second half of his term bolstered or diminished as economic troubles abound despite unprecedented US aid.

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Comparisons to the late-1990s dot-com bubble abound, as do invocations of the crash that followed.

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Related Words

• flourish 
• proliferate 
• thrive