abound
/əˈbaʊnd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.27 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim."
- "Moreouer, the Lawe entred, that the offence might abound: but where sinne abounded, grace did much more abound."
- "One end of the east-west building is wet, the other windy, and at present there is smoke abounding, too; but these distressing yard elements can be completely excluded at each end by full-width folding doors [...]."
- "Evidence for cannibalism abounds - even if circumstantial - both from the modern world and throughout history, but academic anthropology has found itself in a funk of denial."
- "The wilderness abounds in traps."
- "This pond abounds with fish."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈbaʊnd/
- British English: /əˈbaʊnd/