verb
abound
uh-BOUND/əˈbaʊnd/
To exist in large numbers or amounts.
Wildflowers abound in the small meadow.
Etymology
The pieces describe water rising in waves and flowing away: the Latin verb meant “overflow.” That image of more than can be contained underlies the meaning “exist in great plenty.”
In context
and many other sources abound from the first and second century indeed there's 22 separate sources
More examples
- Rumors abound whenever the company announces a change.
- The lake abounds with fish.
- Examples of her generosity abound.
Forms
abound · abounds · abounded · abounding
Similar words
- teem
- Teem with suggests being densely full of something; abound can describe the plentiful things themselves.
- proliferate
- Proliferate means multiply rapidly; abound simply means be plentiful.