verb
abound
uh-BOWND
verb
1
To exist in large numbers or amounts; to be plentiful.
"Wildlife abounds in the national park."
"Rumours abounded after the sudden resignation."
2
To be full of something, or richly supplied with it.
"The coastline abounds with hidden coves."
How to Use Abound
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo be everywhere, in great supply — used for things that seem to fill a place completely.
Memory tip
Almost always paired with "in" or "with": ideas abound, a forest abounds with deer.
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Common pairings
abound in
abound with
theories abound
Word Forms
abounded past tense, abounds singular
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Etymology
From Old French abonder, tracing back to Latin abundare, "to overflow" — literally from unda, "a wave," the same root behind "abundant" and "inundate."