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