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abound
[ uh-bound ]
verb (used without object)
- to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
a stream in which trout abound.
- to be rich or well supplied (usually followed by in ):
The region abounds in coal.
- to be filled; teem (usually followed by with ):
The ship abounds with rats.
abound
/ əˈʊԻ /
verb
- to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful
a swamp in which snakes abound
- foll bywith or in to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with)
the fields abound in corn
the gardens abound with flowers
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·dzܲԻiԲ· adverb
- v··dzܲԻ verb (used without object)
- ɱ-·dzܲԻiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of abound1
Example Sentences
Stories abounded about users’ discoveries of heretofore unknown ethnic backgrounds or even discovering unknown relatives.
Jokes abounded about whether the night’s festivities would be the last for the storied award — considered the comedy world’s top prize.
And where there are defensive decisions to be made, contradictions abound.
The ongoing story of this fascist assault illustrates how irony abounds in this propaganda campaign of new words and slogans.
And in the weeks after the institute’s second attempt, “artificial intelligence-manipulated video,” was faring no better — “deepfake” still abounded.
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