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a·bound
(ə-bound′)intr.v. a·bound·ed, a·bound·ing, a·bounds
1. To be great in number or amount: "In areas where scorpions abound, spider populations are generally kept in check" (Natalie Angier).
2. To have something in great numbers or amounts. Often used with in or with: "Neanderthal sites ... abound with artifacts, including scrapers, choppers, hand axes, and knives" (Philip and Carol Zaleski). See Synonyms at teem1.
[Middle English abounden, from Old French abonder, from Latin abundāre, to overflow : ab-, away; see ab-1 + undāre, to flow (from unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots).]
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abound
(əˈbaʊnd)vb (intr)
1. to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful: a swamp in which snakes abound.
2. (foll by: with or in) to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with): the gardens abound with flowers; the fields abound in corn.
[C14: via Old French from Latin abundāre to overflow, from undāre to flow, from unda wave]
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a•bound
(əˈbaʊnd)v.i. a•bound•ed, a•bound•ing.
1. to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
2. to be rich or well supplied (usu. fol. by in): The region abounds in coal.
3. to be filled; teem (usu. fol. by with): The ship abounds with rats.
[1325–75; Middle English < Latin abundāre to overflow =ab- ab- + undāre to move in waves; see undulate]
a•bound′ing•ly, adv.
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abound
Past participle: abounded
Gerund: abounding
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| Verb | 1. |  abound - be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantitiesbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| 2. |  abound - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" |
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abound
verb be plentiful, thrive, flourish, be numerous, proliferate, be abundant, be thick on the ground, superabound Stories abound about when he was in charge.
abound in or with something overflow with, be packed with, teem with, be crowded with, swell with, crawl with, swarm with, be jammed with, be infested with, be thronged with, luxuriate with Venice abounds in famous hotels. In troubled times, the roads abounded with highwaymen and brigands.
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Translations
مَلِيء بِ، زَاخِريَكْثُر فِي
hojně se vyskytovatoplývat
vrimle
bõvelkedik vmiben
moravera fullur
būti pertekliuibūti pertekusgausiaigausiai turėtigausu
būt bagātam arbūt pārpilnībā
hojne sa vyskytovaťoplývať
bol olmakçok olmakdolu olmak
abound
[əˈbaʊnd] VI (= exist in great quantity) → abundarto abound in or with (= have in great quantity) → estar lleno de, abundar en
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abound
[əˈbaʊnd] vi [rumours, stories, theories] → abonderrumours abound → les rumeurs abondent
to abound in sth (= possess in large numbers) → abonder en qch, regorger de qch
to abound with sth (= possess in large numbers) → abonder en qch, regorger de qch
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abound
vi (= exist in great numbers) → im Überfluss vorhanden sein; (persons) → sehr zahlreich sein; (= have in great numbers) → reich sein (→ in an +dat); students/rabbits abound in … → es wimmelt von Studenten/Kaninchen in …; rumours (Brit) or rumors (US) abound in this place → hier kursieren jede Menge Gerüchte
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abound
[əˈbaʊnd] vi (frm) (exist in great quantity) → abbondare; (have in great quantity) to abound in or with → abbondare di, essere ricco/a diCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
abound
(əˈbaund) verb1. (with in or with) to have plenty of. The east coast abounds in good farming land.
2. to be very plentiful. Fish abound in these waters.
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