Abound

//əˈbaʊnd// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To be full to overflowing; to bristle. intransitive
  2. 2
    be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities wordnet
  3. 3
    To be wealthy. intransitive, obsolete
  4. 4
    be in a state of movement or action wordnet
  5. 5
    To be highly productive. intransitive
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  1. 6
    To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful. intransitive

    "Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim."

  2. 7
    To revel in. intransitive
  3. 8
    To be copiously supplied.

    "The wilderness abounds in traps."

Synonyms

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abound withbe alive withbristlebristle withburstburst with

Example

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"The fields abound in wild flowers."

Etymology

* First attested around 1325. * From Middle English abounden, abounde, from Old French abonder, abunder, from Latin abundāre (“overflow”), which comes from ab (“from, down from”) + undō (“surge, swell, rise in waves, move in waves”), from unda (“wave”).

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