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.

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Origin of abound

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

OTHER WORDS FROM abound

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

Words nearby abound

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

proliferate, flourish, thrive, teem, crowd, swell, flow, swarm, infest, overflow

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British Dictionary definitions for abounded

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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