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verb (used without object)

to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
to be rich or well supplied (usually followed by in): The region abounds in coal.
to be filled; teem (usually followed by with): The ship abounds with rats.

Origin of abound

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

Related formsa·bound·ing·ly, adverbo·ver·a·bound, verb (used without object)well-a·bound·ing, adjective

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Contemporary Examples

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I have learned to locate the Chick-fil-A restaurants that abound as one travels south on Interstate 95 from New York.
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Historical Examples

They abound upon the shores of the sea and of lakes, but are rarely seen in rivers.
The History of Louisiana
Le Page Du Pratz
Neither in truth do they abound in iron, as from the fashion of their weapons may be gathered.
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There are also several large lakes, which abound with white trout.
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Mineral waters, hot and cold, abound on the table-land of Mexico.
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The roads, however, abound in mud, and the streams are enormously swollen.
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British Dictionary definitions for abound

abound

verb (intr)

to exist or occur in abundance; be plentifula swamp in which snakes abound
(foll by with or in) to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with)the gardens abound with flowers; the fields abound in corn

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for abound

v.

early 14c., from Old French abonder "to abound, be abundant, come together in great numbers" (12c.), from Latin abundare "overflow, run over," from Latin ab- "off" (see ab-) + undare "rise in a wave," from unda "water, wave" (see water (n.)). Related: Abounded; abounding.

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Examples from the Web for abound

Contemporary Examples

Fun facts like this abound, often displayed via amusing graphs and infographics.

Cheesecake photos of Ann Coulter abound, and everywhere you look the NRA is urging you to “Stand and Fight!”

Tales like this, of sailors wandering the desert for miles searching for food and water, abound amid the brutality of the region.

While jokes about “tucking and shaving” and “Ken in heels” abound, writers cheer, to varying degrees of enthusiasm, the design.

I have learned to locate the Chick-fil-A restaurants that abound as one travels south on Interstate 95 from New York.

Historical Examples

They abound upon the shores of the sea and of lakes, but are rarely seen in rivers.

Neither in truth do they abound in iron, as from the fashion of their weapons may be gathered.

There are also several large lakes, which abound with white trout.

Mineral waters, hot and cold, abound on the table-land of Mexico.

The roads, however, abound in mud, and the streams are enormously swollen.

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