abound[verb]Synonyms: be plentiful, flourish, proliferate, swarm, swell, teem, thrive
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
a‧bound /əˈbaʊnd/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: abonder, from Latin abundare, from ab- 'away' + unda 'wave']
to exist in very large numbers:
Rumours abound as to the reasons for his resignation.
Examples of this abound in her book.abound with/in something phrasal verb if a place, situation etc abounds with things of a particular type, it contains a very large number of them:
The forests abound with deer, birds, and squirrels. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲