abound
verb
[ əˈbaʊnd ]
• exist in large numbers or amounts.
• "rumours of a further scandal abound"
Similar:
be plentiful,
be abundant,
be numerous,
proliferate,
superabound,
thrive,
flourish,
be thick on the ground,
grow on trees,
be two/ten a penny,
abundant,
plentiful,
superabundant,
considerable,
copious,
ample,
lavish,
luxuriant,
profuse,
boundless,
munificent,
bountiful,
prolific,
inexhaustible,
generous,
galore,
plenteous,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow, be abundant’): from Old French abunder, from Latin abundare ‘overflow’, from ab- ‘from’ + undare ‘surge’ (from unda ‘a wave’).
