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verb (used without object)
1.
to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
2.
to be rich or well supplied (usually followed by in): The region abounds in coal.
3.
to be filled; teem (usually followed by with): The ship abounds with rats.
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Example Sentences
- If you're in the market for digital gear, you're in luck because deals abound.
- Notification methods abound, but they don't always work as planned.
- Now that other forms of betting abound, racing inevitably suffers.
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abound
late 14c., from O.Fr. abunder, from L. abundare "overflow, run over," from L. ab- "off" + undare "rise in a wave," from unda "water, wave" (see water).
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