- abound in something
- abound in somethingto be rich and abundant in something; to have plenty of something. (A bit formal.) •
The entire area abounds in game and fish.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
abound in something
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abound with something — aˈbound with/in sth derived to have sth in great numbers or quantities • The lakes abound with fish. see also ↑abundance, ↑abundant Main entry: ↑aboundderived … Useful english dictionary
abound in something — aˈbound with/in sth derived to have sth in great numbers or quantities • The lakes abound with fish. see also ↑abundance, ↑abundant Main entry: ↑aboundderived … Useful english dictionary
abound in/with — [phrasal verb] abound in/with (something) : to be filled with (something) : to contain a very large amount of (something) They live in a region that abounds in/with oil. a stream abounding in/with fish • • • Main Entry: ↑abound … Useful english dictionary
abound — UK [əˈbaʊnd] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms abound : present tense I/you/we/they abound he/she/it abounds present participle abounding past tense abounded past participle abounded 1) to be present in large numbers or amounts Rumours abound… … English dictionary
abound — a|bound [ ə baund ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be present in large numbers or amounts: Rumors abound about the breakup of her marriage. 2. ) abound with/in to be filled with or contain a great deal of something: The markets abound with imported… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
abound — verb (I) to exist in very large numbers or quantities: Rumours abound as to the reasons for his resignation. | Examples of this abound in her book. abound with/in sth phrasal verb (T) if a place, situatiion etc abounds with something it contains… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
abound with — verb To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by. This pond abounds with fish. Syn: abound in … Wiktionary
abound in — verb To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by. The wilderness abounds in traps. Syn: abound with … Wiktionary
abound in — verb exist in large quantity (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑teem in, ↑pullulate with • Hypernyms: ↑occur • Verb Frames: Something s somebody Something … Useful english dictionary
superabound — /sooh peuhr euh bownd /, v.i. 1. to abound beyond something else. 2. to be very abundant or too abundant (usually fol. by in or with). [1400 50; late ME superabounden < LL superabundare, equiv. to super SUPER + abundare to ABOUND] * * * … Universalium
flow — flowable, adj. flowability, n. /floh/, v.i. 1. to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea. 2. to circulate: blood flowing through one s veins. 3. to stream or well forth: Warmth flows from the sun. 4. to issue or proceed from a … Universalium
