Hypertext Webster Gateway: "abounding"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Abound \A*bound"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abounded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Abounding}.] [OE. abounden, F. abonder, fr. L. abundare
to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. Cf. {Undulate}.]
1. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be
plentiful.

The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the
continent of Europe. --Chambers.

Where sin abounded grace did much more abound.
--Rom. v. 20.

2. To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.

{To abound in}, to possess in such abundance as to be
characterized by.

{To abound with}, to be filled with; to possess in great
numbers.

Men abounding in natural courage. --Macaulay.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings. --Prov.
xxviii. 20.

It abounds with cabinets of curiosities. --Addison.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

abounding
adj : existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey
galore" [syn: {galore(ip)}]


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