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abound

/əˈbaʊnd/uh-BOWND
/əˈbaʊnd/uh-BOWND

Meaningto overflow, as a wave

Common meaning: to be plentiful

‘away, off’ + ‘a wave’ → abound

Journey through time

  1. Latinunda‘a wave’
  2. Englishabound‘to be plentiful’ · today

ab- also in: abhorabortabuseabruptabsorb

ound also in: abundant

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin unda ‘a wave’.

Roots

  • unda Latin “a wave”

Related words

abundantredound

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