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Vocabulary Spotlight

Abound

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: प्रचुर मात्रा में होना (Prachur maatra mein hona) – To exist in large quantities; to be abundant.

Pronunciation

[uh-bound]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Overflow – भरपूर होना (bharpur hona)
Teem – भरा होना (bhara hona)

Related Words

Abundant – प्रचुर मात्रा में (prachur maatra mein)
Plentiful – प्रचुर (prachur)

Word Origin

“Abound” Latin se aaya hai. Latin shabd “abundare” ka matlab hota hai “overflow hona” ya “bharpur hona”.

– The word “Abound” originates from the Latin word “abundare,” meaning “to overflow” or “to be plentiful”.

Word Family

Adjective: Abundant – प्रचुर (prachur)

Noun: Abundance – प्रचुरता (prachurta)

Usage Examples

1. Uske paas resources ki koi kami nahi thi, wo sabhi mein abound karti thi.

– She had no shortage of resources, she abounded in all of them.

2. Jungle mein jeev jantu abound karte hain.

– Wildlife abounds in the forest.

Cultural Note

Bharat mein, “abound” ka prayog aksar nature ya resources ke prachurta ke liye hota hai. Yeh shabd kisi cheez ke bharpur hone ko darshata hai.

In Context

“Abound” ka istemaal aksar aise cheezon ke liye hota hai jo prachur maatra mein payi jati hain, jaise resources, wildlife, ya knowledge.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Abound” ka sabse kareeb matlab kya hai?

Lack (कमी)
Overflow (भरपूर होना)
Reduce (कम करना)
Exclude (अलग करना)

‘Overflow’ sahi jawab hai kyunki abound ka matlab kisi cheez ke bharpur ya prachur hone se hai.

“Abound” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

Latin (लैटिन)
Greek (ग्रीक)
French (फ्रेंच)
German (जर्मन)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki abound ka origin Latin shabd ‘abundare’ se hai.

Abound ke liye kaun sa shabd synonym nahi hai?

Teem (भरा होना)
Lack (कमी)
Overflow (भरपूर होना)
Abundant (प्रचुर)

‘Lack’ sahi jawab hai kyunki abound ka matlab hai kisi cheez ka bharpur hona, jo ‘lack’ se opposite hai.