ABOUND


Meaning of ABOUND in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

still

The budget provided the financial incentive, but much confusion still abounds over the use of unleaded petrol.

Although controversies still abound , there are some guiding principles for the conduct of daily schooling.

But there is no confirmation, and rumors still abound .

Conspiracy and cover-up theories still abound .

■ NOUN

story

At this point the story abounds in Freudian symbolism.

Myths and ghost stories abound on any normal day.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Tales of illegal business dealings abounded.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But theories -- often conflicting -- abound .

Even in the face of all the pain and confusion, however, opportunities abound .

Interesting developments abound in this subject.

Most people still live in the hinterlands of the inhabited islands eking out a living, but poverty abounds.

Other examples abound in the worlds of commerce, government, education, and organized sport.

Rumours abounded that the Witch King had finally died.

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