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Definitions for Abound

[1] to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
[2] to be rich or well supplied (usually followed by in ): The region abounds in coal.
[3] to be filled; teem (usually followed by with ): The ship abounds with rats.
[4] to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful a swamp in which snakes abound
[5] (foll by with or in ) to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with) the gardens abound with flowers ; the fields abound in corn

Words related to Abound

proliferate, flourish, thrive, teem, crowd, swell, flow, swarm, infest, overflow

Words nearby Abound

aboudikro, abought, aboukir, aboukir bay, aboulia, abound, about, about face, about ship, about time, about to

Origin of Abound

1325–75; Middle English abounden < Latin abundāre to overflow, equivalent to ab- ab- + undāre to move in waves; see undulate

Other words from Abound

a·bound·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·a·bound , verb (used without object)
well-a·bound·ing , adjective

Word origin for Abound

C14: via Old French from Latin abundāre to overflow, from undāre to flow, from unda wave

Synonyms for Abound

flourish, proliferate, thrive, crowd, flow, infest, overflow, swarm, swell, teem, be alive with, be all over the place, be knee deep in, be no end to, be plentiful, be thick with, be up to one's ears in, crawl with, have a full plate