abound

a·bound  (-bound)

intr.v. a·bound·ed, a·bound·ing, a·bounds

1. To be great in number or amount.

2. To be fully supplied or filled; teem. See Synonyms at teem¹.

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[Middle English abounden, from Old French abonder, from Latin abundre, to overflow : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + undre, to flow (from unda, wave; see wed-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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abound [əˈbaʊnd]

vb (intr)

1. to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful a swamp in which snakes abound

2. (foll by with or in) to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with) the gardens abound with flowers the fields abound in corn

[via Old French from Latin abundāre to overflow, from undāre to flow, from unda wave]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	abound - be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" abound in, pullulate with, teem in - exist in large quantity
	2.	abound - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" bristle, burst feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

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abound

verb be plentiful, thrive, flourish, be numerous, proliferate, be abundant, be thick on the ground, superabound Stories abound about when he was in charge.

abound in or with something overflow with, be packed with, teem with, be crowded with, swell with, crawl with, swarm with, be jammed with, be infested with, be thronged with, luxuriate with Venice abounds in famous hotels. In troubled times, the roads abounded with highwaymen and brigands.

Translations

abound [əˈbaʊnd] VI (= exist in great quantity) → abundar
to abound in or with (= have in great quantity) → estar lleno de, abundar en

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abound [əˈbaʊnd] vi [rumours, stories, theories] → abonder
rumours abound → les rumeurs abondent
to abound in sth (= possess in large numbers) → abonder en qch, regorger de qch
to abound with sth (= possess in large numbers) → abonder en qch, regorger de qch

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abound

vi (= exist in great numbers) → im Überfluss vorhanden sein; (persons) → sehr zahlreich sein; (= have in great numbers) → reich sein (→ in an +dat); students/rabbits abound in … → es wimmelt von Studenten/Kaninchen in …; rumours (Brit) or rumors (US) abound in this place → hier kursieren jede Menge Gerüchte

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abound [əˈbaʊnd] vi (frm) (exist in great quantity) → abbondare; (have in great quantity) to abound in or with → abbondare di, essere ricco/a di

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abound

v abound [əˈbaund]

1 (within or with) to have plenty of The east coast abounds in good farming land. krioel مَلِيء بِ، زَاخِر изобилствувам oplývat være rig på Überfluß haben an βρίθω abundar (en), ser rico (en) külluses olema مملو بودن از چیزی olla runsaasti abonder en לְהִימָצֵא בְּשֶׁפַע बहुतायात से होना obilovati bővelkedik vmiben makmur vera fullur (af) abbondare 富む 많이 있다 būti pertekus/gausu, gausiai turėti (ko) būt pārpilnībā dilimpahi in overvloed hebben være rik på obfitować ser rico a abunda изобиловать oplývať imeti v izobilju obilovati (nečim) finnas (ha) i överflöd ชุกชุม çok olmak, dolu olmak 有許多的… бути багатим на що بہتات سے رکھنا có nhiều 丰富

2 to be very plentiful Fish abound in these waters. wemel يَكْثُر فِي гъмжи hojně se vyskytovat være rigelig; vrimle im Überfluß vorhanden sein αφθονώ abundar külluses olema, palju leiduma فراوان بودن runsas- regorger (de) לִשׁפוֹע בְּ- बहुत, ढेर सारा vrvjeti od hemzseg berlimpah mora (af) abbondare たくさんいる 풍부하다 būti (ko) pertekliui/gausiai būt bagātam ar melimpahi overvloedig zijn være rikelig być w obfitości abundar a fi din belşug быть в изобилии hojne sa vyskytovať mrgoleti postojati u izobilju vimla av อุดมสมบูรณ์ bol olmak 佈滿 кишіти کثرت سے ہونا nhiều 很多