overabound
overabound · overabounds · overabounded · overabounding
To be too abundant or plentifulTo be too abundant or plentiful.
Meaning
1 sensesTo be too abundant or plentiful.
March 7, 1709, Alexander Pope, letter to H. Cromwell never overabounding in transitory coin
Origin
From Middle English overabounden, equivalent to over- + abound.From Middle English overabounden, equivalent to over- + abound.
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Forms
overabounds, overabounding, overabounded, overabounded| Base form | overabound · to overabound |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overabounds |
| Present participle | overabounding |
| Past simple | overabounded |
| Past participle | overabounded |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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