Meaning

6 senses
  1. (intransitive)To be full to overflowing; to bristle.

    überquellen

  2. (intransitive)To be highly productive.

    überbordend produktiv, übererfüllen

  3. (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

  4. (intransitive)To revel in.

  5. To be copiously supplied.

    The wilderness abounds in traps.

    This pond abounds with fish.

    wimmeln von, wimmeln an

  6. (intransitive, obsolete)To be wealthy.

Examples

61 sentences
  1. This area abounds in wild animals.

    Ці землі є багатими на диких тварин.

    deDiese Gegend ist voller wilder Tiere.

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  2. English is a language abounding in idiomatic expressions.

    Англійська — мова, багата ідіоматичними зворотами.

    deIn der englischen Sprache gibt es reichlich idiomatische Wendungen.

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  3. This lake abounds in various kinds of fish.

    Це озеро кишить різними видами риб.

    ruЭто озеро изобилует разнообразными видами рыб.

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  4. America abounds in oil.

    В Америці багато нафти.

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  5. The lake abounds with fish.

    Озеро кишить рибою.

    ruВ озере полно рыбы.

    deDer See ist voller Fische.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to be plentiful:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to be full to overflowing:
to be highly productive:
to be plentiful:
to be copiously supplied with:

Origin

* First attested around 1325.

* First attested around 1325.

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Forms

abounds, abounding, abounded, abounded
Base formabound · to abound
3rd person singularabounds
Present participleabounding
Past simpleabounded
Past participleabounded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyabound
he, she, itabounds

Past simpleLesson

all personsabounded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave abounded
he, she, ithas abounded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill abound

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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