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abound

a·bound [ ə bównd ] (past and past participle a·bound·ed, present participle a·bound·ing, 3rd person present singular a·bounds)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. be plentiful: to be present in large numbers or quantities

2. be well supplied: to contain something in large numbers or amounts

[14th century. Via Old French abunder< Latin abundare "overflow" < undare "surge" < unda "wave"]

a·bound·ing adjective
a·bound·ing·ly adverb
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