abound
To be full to overflowingTo be full to overflowing; to bristle.
» This area abounds in wild animals.
Diese Gegend ist voller wilder Tiere.
Es gibt viele wilde Tiere in diesem Gebiet.
Ці землі є багатими на диких тварин.
Ці землі кишать дикими тваринами.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To be full to overflowing; to bristle.
überquellen
(intransitive)To be highly productive.
überbordend produktiv, übererfüllen
(intransitive)To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim.
im Überfluss vorhanden sein, wimmeln
изоби́ловатьizobílovatʹ, кише́тьkišétʹ
be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
(intransitive)To revel in.
To be copiously supplied.
The wilderness abounds in traps.
This pond abounds with fish.
wimmeln von, wimmeln an
(intransitive, obsolete)To be wealthy.
Examples
61 sentencesThis area abounds in wild animals.
Ці землі є багатими на диких тварин. — ChickenKiev
deDiese Gegend ist voller wilder Tiere. — Sudajaengi
English is a language abounding in idiomatic expressions.
Англійська — мова, багата ідіоматичними зворотами. — deniko
deIn der englischen Sprache gibt es reichlich idiomatische Wendungen. — Hans_Adler
This lake abounds in various kinds of fish.
Це озеро кишить різними видами риб. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruЭто озеро изобилует разнообразными видами рыб. — odexed
America abounds in oil.
В Америці багато нафти. — deniko
The lake abounds with fish.
Озеро кишить рибою. — ChickenKiev
ruВ озере полно рыбы. — marafon
deDer See ist voller Fische. — landano
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
Origin
* First attested around 1325.* First attested around 1325.
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Forms
abounds, abounding, abounded, aboundedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle