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Added 9 October 2026

abound

/əˈbaʊnd/ verb

In Latin: exubero First recorded: 1325 Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about abound at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities.
Be in a state of movement or action.
The room abounded with screaming children

Origin

* First attested around 1325. * From Middle English abounden, abounde, from Old French abonder, abunder, from Latin abundāre (“overflow”), which comes from ab (“from, down from”) + undō (“surge, swell, rise in waves, move in waves”), from unda (“wave”).

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