ABOUND


Meaning of ABOUND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈbau̇nd ]

intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French abunder, from Latin abundare, from ab- + unda wave — more at water

Date: 14th century

1. : to be present in large numbers or in great quantity : be prevalent

2. : to be copiously supplied — used with in or with

life abound ed in mysteries — Norman Mailer

institutions abound with evidence of his success — Johns Hopkins Magazine

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.