abound

CEFRC1

/əˈbaʊnd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To exist in large numbers or amounts.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To be highly productive.

Examples

  • Treasure chests abound in the dungeon, but so do horrible monsters.

  • Game birds abound in the area.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To be wealthy.

  2. To be full to overflowing; to bristle.

  3. To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.

More examples

In context

  • The fields abound in wild flowers.

  • Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim.

  • The wilderness abounds in traps.

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Origin

verb

* First attested around 1325. * From Middle English abounden, abounde, from Old French abonder, abunder, from Latin abundāre (“overflow”), which comes from ab (“from, down from”) + undō (“surge, swell, rise in waves, move in waves”), from unda (“wave”).