Abound vs Abounded - What's the difference?
abound | abounded |
To be full to overflowing.
(obsolete) To be wealthy.
To be highly productive.
To be present or available in large numbers; to be plentiful.
* Where sin abounded' grace did much more '''abound . ''Romans 5:20 .
To revel in.
To be copiously supplied;
* The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. - Chambers.
(abound)
To be full to overflowing.
(obsolete) To be wealthy.
To be highly productive.
To be present or available in large numbers; to be plentiful.
* Where sin abounded' grace did much more '''abound . ''Romans 5:20 .
To revel in.
To be copiously supplied;
* The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. - Chambers.
As verbs the difference between abound and abounded
is that abound is to be full to overflowing while abounded is (abound).abound
English
Verb
(en verb)- Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim.
- The wilderness abounds in traps.
Usage notes
* (copiously supplied) Abound is followed by in'' or ''with .Derived terms
* abounder * aboundingly * abound in * abound withReferences
abounded
English
Verb
(head)abound
English
Verb
(en verb)- Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim.
- The wilderness abounds in traps.