Definitions | abound |
| verb
- (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 . Romans 5:20.
- (intransitive) To be copiously supplied; to be wealthy in; to teem with; -- followed by in or with.
- The wilderness abounds in traps.
Translations: - Dutch: wemelen (van)
- French: abonder
(trans-mid)
- German: im í�berfluss vorhanden sein
- Italian: abbondare, essere abbondante
- Spanish: abundar, ser abundante
(trans-bottom)
Etymology: From Old English abounden, French abonder, from Latin abundare "to overflow", which comes from ab- + unda "wave".
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| abound in |
| verb (infl, en, verb, head=to abound in)
- To have something in great numbers or quantity, quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
- The wilderness abounds in traps.
Translations: - Dutch: wemelen van
(trans-mid)
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| abound with |
| verb (infl, en, verb, head=to abound with)
- To have something in great numbers or quantity, quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
- This pond abounds with fish.
Translations: - Dutch: wemelen van
(trans-mid)
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| abounded |
| verb
- (past of, abound)
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| abounding |
| verb
- (present participle of, abound)
adjective
- ample, Ample, plenty, abundant.
Translations: - Dutch: overvloedig
- German: reichlich
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| abounds |
| verb
- (third-person singular of, abound)
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