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to abound in

to abound in

8 3.9
To be full of something in a place
  • phrasal verb
  • /əˈbaʊnd ɪn/
translation icon : abundar en
  • Opportunities to be synchronous with others abound in general music classes as well as in performance-based ensembles.
  • abound in the literature
  • abound in examples
  • abound in opportunities

And there are so many examples of of this that abound in modern culture.

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Examples

  • Rumors abound in the capital as the prime minister and his cabinet depart

    Parts Per Billion (2014)

  • 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.

  • Rumors abound in the streets about your powers.

    Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)

  • The same assumptions about art and humanity abound in the field of modern art.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Critical challenges abound in the democratic arena and in the social studies curriculum.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Our growing database on children's behavior indicates that "abnormal" behavior abounds in the classroom and home.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Borges, an insomniac, was fascinated and terrified by dreams, and his work abounds in dreams and dreamlike wanderings.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The garden abounds in vibrant flowers during the spring season.

  • Local markets abound in fresh produce, making it easy to eat healthy.

Synonyms

to abound
vsto abound in
52 4.2

Be present in large numbers

focuses on being plentiful inside something
to teem in
vsto abound in
5.9

To be full of many people or things in a place

is the same idea of being plentiful inside something
to pullulate with
vsto abound in
  • Archaic
9.6

Be full of many people or things

is the common simpler way to mean plentiful inside something

How Plentiful

to teem
37 6.0
to abound in
8 3.9
to contain
∞ 1.1
to have
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

abound in infinitive
abounded in past
abounded in past participle
abounding in present participle
abounds in third person singular

Morphology

abound + in

The verb 'abound' already means 'to exist in great quantities' and the preposition 'in' simply specifies where, so a learner who knows both words can directly derive 'abound in' as 'to be plentiful in/within something'. This is a straightforward verb+preposition compositional pattern common in English and other languages, making the expression transparent to B1 learners who know the constituents.

Etymology

Abound in comes from the image of something overflowing into a place, like a field so full of flowers they seem to spill over. So when we say a place abounds in something, we mean it is 'full of' or 'has a lot of' that thing.