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 Definitions of abound  [əˈbaʊnd]  

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Definition of 'abound' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) abound
to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
a stream in which trout abound.

2.  abound
to be rich or well supplied (usu. fol. by in):
The region abounds in coal.

3.  abound
to be filled; teem (usu. fol. by with):
The ship abounds with rats.

Etymology:  (1325–75; ME < L abundāre to overflow =ab-ab - +undāre to move in waves; see undulate)

Definition of 'abound' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) abound
be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

2. (verb) abound, burst, bristle
be in a state of movement or action
"The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"


Definition of 'abound' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) abound
to be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful

2. (verb) abound
to be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with


Translation of 'abound' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (within or with) to have plenty of
The east coast abounds in good farming land.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: krioel Arabic flag Arabic: مَلِيء بِ، زَاخِر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: изобилствувам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: ser rico Czech flag Czech: oplývat German flag German: Überfluß haben an
Danish flag Danish: være rig på Greek flag Greek: βρίθω Spanish flag Spanish: abundar (en), ser rico (e
Estonian flag Estonian: külluses olema Farsi flag Farsi: مملو بودن از چیزی Finnish flag Finnish: olla runsaasti
French flag French: abonder en Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהִימָצֵא בְּשֶׁפַע Hindi flag Hindi: बहुतायात से होना
Croatian flag Croatian: obilovati Hungarian flag Hungarian: bővelkedik vmiben Indonesian flag Indonesian: makmur
Icelandic flag Icelandic: vera fullur (af) Italian flag Italian: abbondare Japanese flag Japanese: 富む
Korean flag Korean: 많이 있다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: būti pertekus/gausu, gaus Latvian flag Latvian: būt pārpilnībā
Malay flag Malay: dilimpahi Dutch flag Dutch: in overvloed hebben Norwegian flag Norwegian: være rik på
Polish flag Polish: obfitować Persian flag Persian: مملو بودن از چیزی Pashto flag Pashto: زيات شى لرل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: ser rico Romanian flag Romanian: a abunda Russian flag Russian: изобиловать
Slovak flag Slovak: oplývať Slovenian flag Slovenian: imeti v izobilju Serbian flag Serbian: obilovati (nečim)
Swedish flag Swedish: finnas (ha) iöverflöd Thai flag Thai: ชุกชุม Turkish flag Turkish: çok olmak, dolu olmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 有許多的… Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: бути багатим на що Urdu flag Urdu: بہتات سے رکھنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: có nhiều Chinese flag Chinese: 富于…,充满

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