abound

UK: /əˈbaʊnd/ US: /əˈbaʊnd/ ,(ə bound′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•bound /əˈbaʊnd/   v. 

1. [no object] to occur or exist in great amount or numbers:
   a stream in which trout abound.
2. [~ + in + object] to be rich or well supplied:
   The region abounds in coal.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•bound  (ə bound′), v.i. 

1. to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
   a stream in which trout abound.
2. to be rich or well supplied (usually fol. by in):
   The region abounds in coal.
3. to be filled;
   teem (usually fol. by with):
   The ship abounds with rats.

• Latin abundāre to overflow, equivalent. to ab- ab- + undāre to move in waves; see undulate
• Middle English abounden 1325–75

a•bound′ing•ly, adv. 

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abound / əˈbaʊnd/ verb (intransitive)

1. to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful
2. followed by with or in: to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with): the gardens abound with flowers, the fields abound in corn

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin abundāre to overflow, from undāre to flow, from unda wave