Memory connection
Picture “a bound”
With a bound, rabbits pour from every burrow until the meadow seems to be made entirely of ears. Bunnies abound there.
The sound cue helps you reach the scene; the action in the scene carries you from the scene to the definition.
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Meaning in context
Wildflowers abound in the valley after a wet spring.
Rumors abound whenever official information is scarce.
Abound can stand alone or appear as abound in or abound with: the forest abounds with birds.
Common patterns
- abound in
- abound with
- examples abound
Quick check
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