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# abundant

«abundant» in Mova's school dictionary: **Existing in large amounts; more than enough** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (abundant; more abundant, most abundant)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Existing in large amounts; more than enough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abundant/#m1)

2) Rich in something: abundant in fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abundant/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and geography, abundant resources are plentiful: oxygen is the most abundant element in Earth's crust. In stories, abundant food means a good harvest. In maths, an abundant number has divisors (not counting itself) that add up to more than the number, like 12 (1+2+3+4+6 = 16). Phrases: abundant supply, abundant in.

### examples

- Fruit is abundant in summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abundant/#x1)
- The rivers here are abundant in fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abundant/#x2)
- Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abundant/#x3)
- Rain was abundant this spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abundant/#x4)
- 12 is an abundant number because 1+2+3+4+6 = 16, which is more than 12. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abundant/#x5)
- Wildlife is abundant in the national park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abundant/#x6)
- A WALNUT TREE standing by the roadside bore an abundant crop of fruit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abundant/#x7)

### note

Noun abundance; adverb abundantly. Opposite: scarce. Spelling: -ant, not -ent. In maths, compare abundant numbers with perfect numbers (6: 1+2+3 = 6) and deficient numbers (8: 1+2+4 = 7).

### In the corpora

- [O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1390/)
- [Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to His abundant greatness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2692/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «abundant» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abundant/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.