Word of the Week Lesson #20 – ABOUND
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Word of the Week Lesson #20
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abound
Short Definition
Abridged from Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
ABOUND, verb intransitive
to have or possess in great quantity
Webster’s 1828 Full Definition
ABOUND, verb intransitive
[L. abundo; Fr. abonder; It. abbondare; Sp. abundar. If this word is from L. unda, a wave, the latter has probably lost its first consonant. Abound may naturally be deduced from the Celtic. Arm. fonn, plenty; fonna, to abound; W. fyniaw, to produce, to generate, to abound, from fwn, a source, the root of fynon, L. fons, a fountain.]
1. To have or possess in great quantity; to be copiously supplied; followed by with or in; as to abound with provisions; to abound in good things.
2. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent.
Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. Romans 5:20
All definitions are taken from the Webster’s 1828 Dictionary from Archive.org Volume 1 and Volume 2 and can also be found on Webster’s 1828 Dictionary online
Memory Verse
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:” ~ 2 Corinthians 9:8 (KJV)
All scripture references are taken from the King James Bible
Hymn
“Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry;
We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,
We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,
To fairer worlds on high,
To fairer worlds on high.”
Refrain:
“We’re marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
We’re marching upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.”
– Isaac Watts (1674–1748), Marching To Zion
All hymn texts are taken from Cyber Hymnal
Examples from Daily Life
“This math lesson certainly does abound in decimals,” said Philip, gnawing the end of his pencil, while he considered a difficult problem. “Oh, I forgot. Dad said that chewing on pencils is a bad habit.”
“That’s right,” Mom agreed. “But the first step is remembering to stop. If you are diligent about that, your good habits will soon abound.”
“Oh, no!” said Robyn suddenly, glancing over at the little ones. “Skye has not been colouring on the paper! Our brand new coffee table now abounds with scribbles!”
Printable Image with Short Definition and Memory Verse
Bonus Activity
Today’s memory verse contains a form of last week’s WOW word. Can you spot it?
The answer will appear at the bottom of next week’s WOW lesson.
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We may leave behind places and events and memories in this next year that we will be sorry to part with. No matter how many “pleasant lines” we leave behind, if we are faithful to God and His Word, we may know that the future is bright.
