Abound vs Numerous - What's the difference?
abound | numerous |
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.
Indefinitely large numerically, many.
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, author=Colin Allen
, title=Do I See What You See?
, volume=100, issue=2, page=168
, magazine=(American Scientist)
* There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
As a verb abound
is to be full to overflowing .As an adjective numerous is
indefinitely large numerically, many.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
numerous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.}}
