abound : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: abound	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abound v be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" Synonym(s): abound, burst, bristle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abound \Abound"\, 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. The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. --Chambers. Where sin abounded grace did much more abound. --Rom. v. 20. 2. To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with. {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. Men abounding in natural courage. --Macaulay. A faithful man shall abound with blessings. --Prov. xxviii. 20. It abounds with cabinets of curiosities. --Addison.