The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abound \A*bound"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Abounding.] [OE. abounden, F. abonder, fr. L. abundare to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. Cf. Undulate.]
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To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful.
The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe.
--Chambers.Where sin abounded grace did much more abound.
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To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.
To abound in, to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
To abound with, to be filled with; to possess in great numbers.
Men abounding in natural courage.
--Macaulay.A faithful man shall abound with blessings.
--Prov. xxviii. 20.It abounds with cabinets of curiosities.
--Addison.
Usage examples of "to abound with".
And but that 'twere a deviation from the use and wont of discourse, I would call history to my aid, and shew it to abound with stories of noble men of old time, who in their ripest age studied above all things else to pleasure the ladies.
The woods were said to abound with game and the waters off Long Island to teem with fish, seals, walrus, and whales.