English Explanatory Dictionary

abound

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be full to overflowing; to bristle.
  2. To be wealthy.
  3. To be highly productive.
  4. To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
  5. To revel in.
  6. To be copiously supplied.

Pronunciation

/əˈbaʊnd/ en-us-abound.ogg

Word forms

abound abounds abounding abounded

Etymology

* First attested around 1325. * From Middle English abounden, abounde, from Old French abonder, abunder, from Latin abundāre (“overflow”), which comes from ab (“from, down from”) + undō (“surge, swell, rise in waves, move in waves”), from unda (“wave”).

Related words

abundance abundant bountiful

Derived words

abounder aboundingly overabound superabound
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