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abound

UK/əˈbaʊnd/ US/əˈbaʊnd/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

2.

be in a state of movement or action

  • “The room abounded with screaming children”
  • “The garden bristled with toddlers”
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Origin

* 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”).

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