abound

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/ əˈbaʊnd /

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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.

Nearby words

aboudikro, abought, aboukir, aboukir bay, aboulia, abound, about, about face, about ship, about time, about to

Origin of abound

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

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for abound

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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.
My Chick-Fil-A Miracle: Dining at Fried-Chicken Chain’s Original Restaurant|Andy Jacobsohn|July 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They are fond of salt, and repair in great numbers to the salines, or salt springs, that abound in all parts of America.
The Hunters' Feast|Mayne Reid
He was therefore set up as the Cato of the republican party, which did not abound in such characters.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
They abound with passages compared with which the finest declamations of Burke sink into insignificance.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord
On other occasions, where the temperature is less severe, the varying hues already referred to abound on every side.
My Native Land|James Cox
Hickory and poplar, which abound in the lowlands, find here no fostering elements.
Edgar Huntley|Charles Brockden Brown

British Dictionary definitions for abound

abound

/ (əˈbaʊnd) /

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 for abound

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

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