abound
abound definition
abound (ə bo̵und′)
intransitive verb
- to be plentiful; exist in large numbers or amounts tropical plants abound in the jungle
- to have plenty; be filled; be wealthy (in) or teem (with) a land that abounds in grain, woods that abound with game
Etymology: ME abounden < OFr abonder < L abundare, to overflow < ab-, away + undare, to rise in waves < unda, a wave: see water
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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