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 in".
They began to abound in the early part of the twelfth century, and I give an illustration of one of this period in the parish church at St.
Its subject, she said, would be the eccentric characters who seemed to abound in small southern towns.
These upper streams were reputed to abound in beaver, and had as yet been unmolested by the white trapper.
The country was supposed to abound in the precious metals, and the company, supported by the profits of their exclusive commerce, were to be the sole farmers of the taxes, and sole coiners of money.
This expression, which I thought of as his journalist's face, reminded me of the leprechauns and mischievous elves which are said to abound in the Emerald Isle.
It is the peculiarity of a language, the object of which is to tell everything and conceal everything, to abound in figures.