v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' bau ̇ nd
Function: 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 Mag. >