abound
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.
Origin of abound
1Other words from abound
- a·bound·ing·ly, adverb
- o·ver·a·bound, verb (used without object)
- well-a·bound·ing, adjective
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How to use abound in a sentence
To his astonishment, the driver found the gate open; guards already had abounded the border post.
Themes of armed resistance and solidarity between Africans and Indians abounded on the many costumes.
Insecurities abounded, and Kennan, it seems, pretty much always had his knickers in a twist about something.
The Man Who Knew Russia Best: George Kennan’s Revealing Diaries | James A. Warren | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSure, skeptics abounded that the expensive iPhone and its imitators would become the new standard.
Everywhere we looked, from Twitter to Instagram and even Facebook, hashtags abounded.
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The country abounded in excellent native fruits, and the mandioc furnished never-failing stores of bread.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamGreat tropical trees grew in wild profusion, while gorgeous vegetation abounded.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingThis strip of land from ocean to ocean abounded in disease-breeding swamps and filthy habitations unfit for human beings.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousHe spoke with much natural fluency, and his conversation abounded with a variety of curious anecdotes.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoWith such feelings existing in the colony, there could be no wonder that insurrections and tumults abounded.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for abound
/ (əˈbaʊnd) /
to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful: a 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
Origin of abound
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