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abound definition

abound (ə bo̵und′)

intransitive verb

  1. to be plentiful; exist in large numbers or amounts tropical plants abound in the jungle
  2. 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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