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abounded

abounded is the simple past and past participle of abound.

Meaning of abound

Verb

abound (third-person singular simple present abounds, present participle abounding, simple past and past participle abounded)

  1. (intransitive) To be full to overflowing; to bristle.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To be wealthy.
  3. (intransitive) To be highly productive.
  4. (intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
    • Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim.
  5. (intransitive) To revel in.
  6. To be copiously supplied.
    • The wilderness abounds in traps.

Phrases with abounded

Questions about abounded

What is abounded the simple past and past participle of?
Abounded is the simple past and past participle of abound.

Words near abounded in the dictionary

  1. aboundance
  2. aboundances
  3. aboundant
  4. aboundaunce
  5. aboundaunces
  6. abounded
  7. abounded in
  8. abounded in one's own sense
  9. abounded with
  10. aboundedst
  11. abounder

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