abound
pronunciation
How to pronounce abound in British English:
UK [əˈbaʊnd]
How to pronounce abound in American English:
US [əˈbaʊnd]
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- Verb:
- be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
- be in a state of movement or action
Word Origin
- abound
- abound: [14] Abound has no connection with bind or bound. Its Latin source means literally ‘overflow’, and its nearest relative among English words is water. Latin undāre ‘flow’ derived from unda ‘wave’ (as in undulate), which has the same ultimate root as water. The addition of the prefix ab- ‘away’ created abundāre, literally ‘flow away’, hence ‘overflow’, and eventually ‘be plentiful’.The present participial stem of the Latin verb gave English abundant and abundance. In the 14th and 15th centuries it was erroneously thought that abound had some connection with have, and the spelling habound was consequently common.=> inundate, surround, undulate, water
- abound (v.)
- early 14c., from Old French abonder "to abound, be abundant, come together in great numbers" (12c.), from Latin abundare "overflow, run over," from Latin ab- "off" (see ab-) + undare "rise in a wave," from unda "water, wave" (see water (n.1)). Related: Abounded; abounding.
Example
- 1. In these shifting conditions , opportunities to innovate will abound .
- 2. Even in places with a napoleonic code , lawyers abound .
- 3. And doubts abound about regional governments .
- 4. And the universe outside our solar system seems to abound with potential homes .
- 5. Asian demand is booming and doubts abound over the ability of supply to match the world 's appetite .