abound

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To be full to overflowing; to bristle.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To be wealthy.
3. (intransitive) To be highly productive.
4. (intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
5. (intransitive) To revel in.
6. To be copiously supplied.

Synonyms

teem

be abundant

be plentiful

increase

many

be rich

plentiful

be ample

overflow

bristle

a lot

abound in

burst

much

be much

be numerous

be profuse

prolificacy

scatter

suffice

surplus

swarm

swell

exuberate

be full of

be scattered

enough

parasitize

be full

accumulate

become plentiful

overflow with

abundant

be crowded in a small space

be flooded with

be found everywhere

be glutted with

be lavishly common

high output

high yield

be stranded together in mass

can be found everywhere

grow thicker

infest

overpower

flow

Translations

abundar

abonder

abbondare

abundar

reichlich vorhanden sein

ser abundante

abundar

wemelen

ser abundante

reich sein

αφθονώ

in overvloed aanwezig zijn

regorger

essere abbondante

wimmeln

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbaʊnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: abounden

In summary

* 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”).