abound

Definition

  • verb: to be present in large numbers or in great quantity
  • used with 'in' or 'with'
  • synonyms: abound with, be alive with, bristle with

Examples

  • a business in which opportunities 'abound' [=a business in which there are many opportunities]

  • They live in a region that 'abounds in/with' oil.

  • They live in a region where oil 'abounds'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) a man of learning, a voracious reader. He could recite the Iliad in ancient Greek while fishing for trout in a rippling creek. Endowed with wisdom, ofjudgment sound, nevertheless about him the questions abound. (HlSSING) HARRY: How does Mr. Trask make such wonderful deals? Why did the trustees (..)
    1992 Scent of a Woman