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Definition for: "abound" 
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 "Abound" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v.0.48"
Abound \A*bound"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abounded}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Abounding}.] [OE. abounden, F. abonder, fr. L.
abundare
   to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. Cf. {Undulate}.]
   1. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be
      plentiful.
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            The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the
            continent of Europe.                  --Chambers.
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            Where sin abounded grace did much more abound.
                                                  --Rom. v. 20.
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   2. To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.
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   {To abound in}, to possess in such abundance as to be
      characterized by.
   {To abound with}, to be filled with; to possess in great
      numbers.
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            Men abounding in natural courage.     --Macaulay.
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            A faithful man shall abound with blessings. --Prov.
                                                  xxviii. 20.
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            It abounds with cabinets of curiosities. --Addison.
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 "abound" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
abound
     v 1: be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
     2: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with
        screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
        [syn: {burst}, {bristle}]

 "abound" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "abound":
   abound with, be alive with, bristle with, burst with, clutter,
   crawl, crawl with, creep with, crowd, crowded, exuberate, filled,
   flourish, flow, gush, jam, multiply, overflow, overflow with, pack,
   packed, pour, prevail, proliferate, pullulate, pullulate with,
   rain, run over, shower, stream, swarm, swarm with, teem, teem with,
   thrive, throng, throng with



 "abound" eng-ara "English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary"
Abound
كثّر


 "abound" eng-cro "English-Croatian Freedict Dictionary"
abound
obilovati, vrvjeti


 "abound" eng-cze "English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary"
abound 
překypovat
         Entry edited by: B2


 "abound" eng-cze "English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary"
abound 
oplývat


 "abound" eng-cze "English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary"
abound 
přetékat
         Entry edited by: B2


 "abound" eng-cze "English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary"
abound 
hojně se vyskytovat


 "abound" eng-deu "English-German Freedict dictionary"
abound [əbaund]
     reichlich

 "abound" eng-fra "English-French Freedict Dictionary"
abound
	[əbaund]
	abonder
	fourmiller, grouiller


 "abound" eng-hin "English-Hindi Freedict Dictionary"
abound 
1. बहुतायात~से~होना
     "Oranges abound in Nagpur. "


 "abound" eng-por "English-Portugese Freedict dictionary"
abound
     abundar
     enxamear, formigar, pulular

 "abound" eng-por "English-Portugese Freedict dictionary"
abound
     abundar
     enxamear, formigar, pulular

 "abound" eng-por "English-Portugese Freedict dictionary"
abound [əbaund]
     abundar
     enxamear, formigar, pulular

 "abound" eng-por "English-Portugese Freedict dictionary"
abound
     abundar
     enxamear, formigar, pulular

 "abound" eng-tur "English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary"
abound
1. (gen.) in ile çok olmak, bol olmak, mebzul olmak.