Antonyms for abounds
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-bound |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈbaʊnd |
Definition of abounds
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French abonder "to abound, be abundant, come together in great numbers" (12c.), from Latin abundare "overflow, run over," from Latin ab- "off" (see ab-) + undare "rise in a wave," from unda "water, wave" (see water (n.)). Related: Abounded; abounding.
- verb exist in abundance
- The country of the Illinois is extremely good, and abounds with buffalo and other game.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- It receives some brooks, and abounds in excellent fish, and in alligators.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- For how is it that he abounds with all things, save that God gave them to him?
- Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas
- The second was this: Philadelphia, as Mr. Philipps has said, abounds in folk-lore.
- Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
- It is the center of official life, and abounds in statesmen of all grades.
- Extract from : « As A Chinaman Saw Us » by Anonymous
- It abounds with wood, even the summits of the mountain are covered with trees.
- Extract from : « Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora » by Edward Edwards
- It would be tedious to enumerate the beauties of this play, for it abounds with them.
- Extract from : « John Bull » by George Colman
- This kind of wit is that which abounds in Cowley more than in any author that ever wrote.
- Extract from : « Essays and Tales » by Joseph Addison
- Just outside the hummock was a cabbage-palm, which, as I have said, abounds in Florida.
- Extract from : « In the Wilds of Florida » by W.H.G. Kingston
- It abounds in iniquities of every kind and becomes daily more corrupt.
- Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
Synonyms for abounds
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