Definition of Abond
A*bound" (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Abounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Abounding.] [OE. abounden, F. abonder, fr. L.
abundare to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. Cf.
Undulate.] 1. To be in great plenty; to be very
prevalent; to be plentiful.
The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the
continent of Europe.
Chambers.
Where sin abounded grace did much more
abound.
Rom. v. 20.
2. To be copiously supplied; -- followed by
in or with.
To abound in, to possess in such abundance as to
be characterized by. -- To abound with, to be
filled with; to possess in great numbers.
Men abounding in natural courage.
Macaulay.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings.
Prov. xxviii. 20.
It abounds with cabinets of curiosities.
Addison.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (intransitive) To be plentiful; to be very prevalent; to overflow.
- The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. - Chambers.
- Where sin abounded grace did much more abound. Romans 5:20.
- (intransitive) To be copiously supplied; to be wealthy in; to teem with; -- followed by in or with.
The wilderness abounds in traps.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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