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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•bound /əˈbaʊnd/USA pronunciation v. - [no object] to occur or exist in great amount or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- [~ + in + object] to be rich or well supplied: The region abounds in coal.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•bound (ə bound′),USA pronunciation v.i. - to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:a stream in which trout abound.
- to be rich or well supplied (usually fol. by in):The region abounds in coal.
- to be filled;
teem (usually fol. by with):The ship abounds with rats.
- Latin abundāre to overflow, equivalent. to ab- ab- + undāre to move in waves; see undulate
- Middle English abounden 1325–75
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