Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Abound \A*bound"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abounded}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Abounding}.] [OE. abounden, F. abonder, fr. L. abundare
   to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. Cf. {Undulate}.]
   1. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be
      plentiful.

            The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the
            continent of Europe.                  --Chambers.

            Where sin abounded grace did much more abound.
                                                  --Rom. v. 20.

   2. To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.

   {To abound in}, to possess in such abundance as to be
      characterized by.

   {To abound with}, to be filled with; to possess in great
      numbers.

            Men abounding in natural courage.     --Macaulay.

            A faithful man shall abound with blessings. --Prov.
                                                  xxviii. 20.

            It abounds with cabinets of curiosities. --Addison.