Word Study
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
ROGET THESAURUS
Abound
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb Abound has 2 senses
- abound(v = verb.stative) Array - be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities; Array is one way to be
- abound(v = verb.stative) bristle, burst - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" is one way to feature, have
Derived forms noun abundance1, adjective abundant1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sample sentences:
The crowds Abound in the streets
The streets Abound with crowds
CIDE DICTIONARY
Abound, v. i. [OE. abounden, F. abonder, fr. L. abundare to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. Cf. Undulate.].
- To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful. [1913 Webster]"The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe." [1913 Webster]"Where sin abounded grace did much more abound." [1913 Webster]
- To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with. [1913 Webster]"Men abounding in natural courage." [1913 Webster]"A faithful man shall abound with blessings." [1913 Webster]"It abounds with cabinets of curiosities." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Abound, v.intr.
1 be plentiful.
2 (foll. by in, with) be rich; teem or be infested.
1 be plentiful.
2 (foll. by in, with) be rich; teem or be infested.
Etymology
ME f. OF abunder etc. f. L abundare overflow (as AB-, undare f. unda wave)
THESAURUS
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 withROGET THESAURUS
Abound
Sufficiency
VB be sufficient, suffice, do, just do, satisfy, pass muster, have enough, eat, one's fill, drink one's fill, have one's fill, roll in, swim in, wallow in, wanton, abound, exuberate, teem, flow, stream, rain, shower down, pour, pour in, swarm, bristle with, superabound, render sufficient, replenish, Adj, sufficient, enough, adequate, up to the mark, commensurate, competent, satisfactory, valid, tangible, measured, moderate, full, ample, plenty, plentiful, plenteous, plenty as blackberries, copious, abundant, abounding, replete, enough and to spare, flush, choke-full, chock-full, well-stocked, well- provided, liberal, unstinted, unstinting, stintless, without stint, unsparing, unmeasured, lavish, wholesale, rich, luxuriant, affluent, wantless, big with, unexhausted, unwasted, exhaustless, inexhaustible, Adv, sufficiently, amply.
For further exploring for "Abound" in Webster Dictionary Online
