abound

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈbaʊnd/
• (America) IPA: /əˈbaʊnd/

Verb

abound (abounds, present participle abounding; past and past participle abounded)

1. (intransitive) To be full to overflowing. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To be wealthy. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18^th century.]
3. (intransitive) To be highly productive.
4. (intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers; to be plentiful. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

   Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim.

   • Romans 5:20

     Where sin abounded grace did much more abound.

5. (intransitive) To revel in. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18^th century.]
6. (intransitive) To be copiously supplied

   The wilderness abounds in traps.

   • The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe.

Translations

• French: foisonner
• German: in, wimmeln (von)
• Italian: abbondare, essere abbondante
• Portuguese: abundar, ser abundante
• Russian: изоби́ловать
• Spanish: abundar, ser abundante

Translations

• French: abonder
• German: wimmeln (von)
• Italian: abbondare, essere abbondante
• Portuguese: abundar, ser abundante
• Spanish: abundar, ser abundante

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