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Word: Abound
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow, be abundant’): from Old French abunder, from Latin abundare ‘overflow’, from ab- ‘from’ + undare ‘surge’ (from unda ‘a wave’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbaʊnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
exist in large numbers or amounts
Short Definition:exist in large numbers or amounts
Examples:- rumours of a further scandal abound
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