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abound

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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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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

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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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for abounded

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper