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• abound with — verb To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by. This pond abounds with fish. Syn: abound in …   Wiktionary

• abound with — overflow with, be full of …   English contemporary dictionary

• abound with something — aˈbound with/in sth derived to have sth in great numbers or quantities • The lakes abound with fish. see also ↑abundance, ↑abundant Main entry: ↑aboundderived …   Useful english dictionary

• To abound with — 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}.] 1. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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}.] 1. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• abound — [ə bound′] vi. [ME abounden < OFr abonder < L abundare, to overflow < ab , away + undare, to rise in waves < unda, a wave: see WATER] 1. to be plentiful; exist in large numbers or amounts [tropical plants abound in the jungle] 2. to… …   English World dictionary

• abound — a|bound [əˈbaund] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: abonder, from [i]Latin abundare, from ab away + unda wave ] to exist in very large numbers ▪ Rumours abound as to the reasons for his resignation. ▪ Examples of this abound in her book.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• abound — UK [əˈbaʊnd] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms abound : present tense I/you/we/they abound he/she/it abounds present participle abounding past tense abounded past participle abounded 1) to be present in large numbers or amounts Rumours abound… …   English dictionary

• abound — /əˈbaʊnd / (say uh bownd) verb (i) 1. to be in great plenty; be very prevalent: the discontent which abounds in the world. –phrase 2. abound in, to be rich in: some languages abound in figurative expressions. 3. abound with, to be filled with;… …   Australian English dictionary

• abound — a|bound [ ə baund ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be present in large numbers or amounts: Rumors abound about the breakup of her marriage. 2. ) abound with/in to be filled with or contain a great deal of something: The markets abound with imported… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• abound — verb (I) to exist in very large numbers or quantities: Rumours abound as to the reasons for his resignation. | Examples of this abound in her book. abound with/in sth phrasal verb (T) if a place, situatiion etc abounds with something it contains… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English