Associations to the word «Abound»

Wiktionary

ABOUND, verb. (intransitive) To be full to overflowing. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABOUND, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To be wealthy. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.]
ABOUND, verb. (intransitive) To be highly productive.
ABOUND, verb. (intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers; to be plentiful. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABOUND, verb. (intransitive) To revel in. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18th century.]
ABOUND, verb. (intransitive) To be copiously supplied;
ABOUND IN, verb. To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
ABOUND WITH, verb. To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.

Dictionary definition

ABOUND, verb. Be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities.
ABOUND, verb. Be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats