abound

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbaʊnd/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈbaʊnd/ Rhymes: -aʊnd === Verb === abound (third-person singular simple present abounds, present participle abounding, simple past and past participle abounded) (intransitive) To be full to overflowing; to bristle. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] (intransitive, obsolete) To be wealthy. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.] (intransitive) To be highly productive. (intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] (intransitive) To revel in. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18th century.] To be copiously supplied. [with in or with ‘something’] 1858-1860, George Rawlinson, The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World the wild boar, which abounds both in Azerbijan and in the country about Hamadan ==== Usage notes ==== This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === bountiful === References ===