abound
Use Abound in a sentence
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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| —vb (foll by with | |
| 1. | to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful: a swamp in which snakes abound |
| 2. | to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with): the gardens abound with flowers; the fields abound in corn |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin abundāre to overflow, from undāre to flow, from unda wave] | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
No underwater images exist of harbor porpoises in their natural habitat, though pictures of dead ones abound.
Board books abound for babies and toddlers.
Horror stories told from the viewpoints of both drivers and hitchers abound.
Both these lives abound with relations of wonderful miracles.
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