"abound" meaning in English

See abound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: En-us-abound.ogg [US] Forms: abound [canonical], abounds [third-person, singular], abounded [past], abounded [past, participle], abounding [present, participle]
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  1. If things abound, or if a place abounds with things, there are very large numbers of them.
    Sense id: simple-abound-en-verb-DKlWhlVf Categories (other): Verbs
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