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
As the new school year begins, affluent families are building pandemic pods and inequities abound, while surveys suggest that college students want tuition discounts for online classes.
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Walking in the place sort of reminds one of an East Coast Winchester house, curiosities and eccentric furnishings abound, with hallways and staircases jutting in all directions.
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With the IPO of Facebook pending, however, and hungry startups abounding, that is a thin reed supporting a weighty enterprise.
Onetime Internet Darling Yahoo Now on a Deathwatch | Zachary Karabell | January 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSoon, theories were abounding in the blogosphere about the motivation and real identity of the writer.
The Curious Tale of Obama's Biggest Defender | Michael Smerconish | January 27, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTThat it comes from another and similar Iroquois word, meaning "lake," being applied to the country as a region abounding in lakes.
At any rate, this pit is a very lovely one, abounding in the most luxuriant vegetation.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferBetween Erythræ and Hypocremnus is Mimas,77 a lofty mountain, abounding with beasts of chase, and well wooded.
With what enthusiasm, what vigor, what youthfulness do the denizens of this modern world manifest their abounding vitality!
My Religion | Leo TolstoyI think it was having come across a very damp country, abounding in plastic clay, that put this idea into my head.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de Rougemont
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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