abound

«abound» in Mova's school dictionary: to exist in large numbers or amounts: «Rabbits abound in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (abound, abounds, abounded, abounding)

meaning for a pupil

1) To abound means to exist in large numbers or amounts: «Rabbits abound in these fields.» tree →

2) To abound in or with something means to have lots of it: «The river abounds with fish.» tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and science, it describes places rich in plants, animals or resources. In formal writing and exams, «Examples abound» means there are many examples. In stories, «rumours abounded» means people were saying lots of things. Phrases: «abound in», «abound with», «rumours abound».

examples

• Wildflowers abound in the meadow in June. tree →
• The Great Barrier Reef abounds with colourful fish. tree →
• Rumours abounded about the new teacher. tree →
• Stories about the old castle abound in the village. tree →
• Mistakes abound in his homework. tree →
• Opportunities abound for children who love sport here. tree →
• The Sirens would appear to have been personifications of those numerous rocks and unseen dangers, which abound on the S.W. coast of Italy. tree →

note

Regular verb: abounded. Formal word; in everyday talk say «there are lots of». Adjective: abundant (plentiful); noun: abundance.

In the corpora

• When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
• A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
• An angry man stirreth up strife, and a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «abound» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.