Main Entry: abound

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈbau̇nd\

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French abunder, from Latin abundare, from ab- + unda wave — more at water

Date: 14th century

1 : to be present in large numbers or in great quantity : be prevalent
2 : to be copiously supplied —used with in or with <life abounded in mysteries — Norman Mailer> <institutions abound with evidence of his success — Johns Hopkins Magazine>