abound

English

Etymology

• First attested around 1325.
• From Middle English abounden, abounde, from Old French abonder, abunder, from Latin abundāre, present active infinitive of abundō (“overflow”), which comes from ab (“from, down from”) + undō (“surge, swell, rise in waves, move in waves”), from unda (“wave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈbaʊnd/
• IPA^(key): /əˈbaʊnd/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aʊnd

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To be full to overflowing. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To be wealthy. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18^th century.]
3. (intransitive) To be highly productive.
4. (intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers; to be plentiful. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

   Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim.

   • Where sin abounded grace did much more abound. Romans 5:20.
5. (intransitive) To revel in. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18^th century.]
6. (intransitive) To be copiously supplied

   The wilderness abounds in traps.

   • The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. - Chambers.

Usage notes

• (copiously supplied): Abound is followed by in or with.

Derived terms

• abounder
• abound in
• aboundingly
• abound with

 

Related terms

• abundance
• abundant

 

Translations

to be full to overflowing

• Dutch: zeer productief zijn, overvloedig voortbrengen
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to be highly productive

• Dutch: abortuskoorts m
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to be plentiful

• Arabic: كَثُر (kaṯur), تَوَفَر (ar) (tawafar)

  Egyptian Arabic: كتر (keter), اتوفر (etwafar)

• Bulgarian: изобилствам (izobilstvam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盛產／盛产 (zh) (shèngchǎn), 盛产 (zh) (shèngchǎn), 富有 (zh) (fùyǒu), 富於／富于 (zh) (fùyú), 富于 (zh) (fùyú)

• Dutch: overvloedig aanwezig zijn, wemelen (nl) (van), in grote aantallen voorkomen
• Esperanto: abundi (eo), sufiĉegi
• Finnish: olla runsaasti, olla tulvillaan
• French: foisonner (fr)
• Galician: abondar (gl), sobexar, rebordar, amorrar, abouxar (gl)
• German: im Überfluss vorhanden sein, wimmeln (de) (von)
• Interlingue:
• Italian: abbondare (it), essere abbondante
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• Japanese: たくさんある (ja) (takusan aru)
• Maori: whakamakuru
• Mapudungun: ünüfn
• Novial:
• Portuguese: abundar (pt), ser abundante
• Quechua: achkachay
• Romanian: abunda (ro)
• Russian: изоби́ловать (ru) impf (izobílovatʹ), кише́ть (ru) impf (kišétʹ)
• Spanish: abundar (es), ser abundante
• Swedish: finnas i riklig mängd, finnas i överflöd
• Thai: เต็มไปด้วย (dtem bpai dûay), อุดมไปด้วย (udom bpai dûay)

to be copiously supplied

• Czech: oplývat
• Dutch: wemelen (nl) (van), krioelen (nl) (van)
• Finnish: olla runsaasti, olla tulvillaan
• French: abonder (fr)
• Galician: abondar (gl), sobexar, rebordar, amorrar, abouxar (gl)
• German: wimmeln (de) (von)
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• Hungarian: bővelkedik (hu)
• Italian: abbondare (it), essere abbondante
• Novial:
• Portuguese: abundar (pt), ser abundante
• Spanish: abundar (es), ser abundante

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Ido: ^{(please verify)} abundar (io)
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• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} có rất nhiều, ^{(please verify)} có thừa, ^{(please verify)} nhan nhản (vi), ^{(please verify)} lúc nhúc (vi), ^{(please verify)} đầy dẫy (vi)

See also

• bountiful