abound
[ uh-bound ]
/ əˈbaʊnd /
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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM abound
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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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