to abound
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4.2
- verb
- /əˈbaʊnd/
- Our growing database on children's behavior indicates that "abnormal" behavior abounds in the classroom and home.
- rumors abound
- abound in the literature
- uncertainties abound
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Watch on YouTubeNow oddities abound about this tomb complex.
- Now oddities abound about this tomb complex.
- And I don't claim to fully understand them, but what I will say is that trade-offs abound.
- Even in more familiar senses, the ones that we have and use regularly, mysteries can abound.
- And one of the key, one of the key statements in there is lawlessness will abound.
- And there are so many examples of of this that abound in modern culture.
- So FX SAGA continues, seems like fraud abounds, total mayhem.
- May solace abound in our lives, touching all who we meet.
Examples
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Rumors abound that the king's oath may have been broken by more than a few of the natives.
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Well-known examples of this phenomenon abound in the field of animal behavior.
Academic text (1991) -
The colonies abound in men who could serve as soldiers.
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Factories abound, and most people have work.
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The same assumptions about art and humanity abound in the field of modern art.
Academic text (2008) -
Models of teaching abound, as can be seen in the works by Scheffler.
Academic text (1992) -
Now oddities abound about this tomb complex.
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May solace abound in our lives, touching all who we meet.
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Suspicions abound that Kennedy is soft on communism.
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Wildflowers abound in the meadows during springtime.
Synonyms
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3.9
Become suddenly full of people, sound, or colour
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3.9
To be full of something in a place
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5.6
To be full of many things or strong feeling
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Etymology
Abound comes from the Latin abundare, made of ab- and unda, which together meant 'to overflow' like a rising wave. So when things abound they seem to 'overflow' in number and are very many of them.