abonder

to abound, to be plentiful

verb ah-bon-DEH Rare

Origin: Latin abundare, to overflow

Usage Note

Abonder means to exist in large quantities or to be very widespread. The expression abonder dans le sens de quelqu'un means to fully agree with someone's point of view, literally 'to flow abundantly in their direction'. It is a regular -er verb. The related adjective abondant and noun abondance are more commonly encountered in everyday speech.

Examples

"Les erreurs abondent dans ce rapport."

Natural Translation

Errors abound in this report.

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