abound

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English abounden, French abonder, from Latin abundare "to overflow", which comes from ab- + unda "wave".

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to abound

Third person singular
abounds

Simple past
abounded

Past participle
abounded

Present participle
abounding

to abound (third-person singular simple present abounds, present participle abounding, simple past and past participle abounded)

  1. (intransitive) To be plentiful; to be very prevalent; to overflow.
    • The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. - Chambers.
    • Where sin abounded grace did much more abound. Romans 5:20.
  2. (intransitive) To be copiously supplied; to be wealthy in; to teem with; -- followed by in or with.
    The wilderness abounds in traps.

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to be plentiful
to be copiously supplied
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