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abonder

to be found in large amounts; to abound; to abound; to teem; to be swarming or overflowing with (object marked with en, rarely de)

Usage

"To abound" or "to be plentiful" — used for things existing in great quantity (le gibier abonde dans cette région) and, in the fixed expression abonder dans le sens de quelqu'un, for wholeheartedly agreeing with someone's opinion.

Examples
  • Les poissons abondent dans ce lac.Fish are abundant in this lake.
  • Les preuves abondent en sa faveur.The evidence in his favor is plentiful.
  • Elle a abondé dans mon sens pendant toute la réunion.She agreed wholeheartedly with me throughout the meeting.
Common mistake

Learners take abonder dans le sens de literally (as if it were about direction) instead of recognizing it as a fixed idiom for full agreement — it has nothing to do with "sense" as in physical direction, despite what the individual words might suggest.

In real life
  • expression Abonder dans le sens de quelqu'unA standard French fixed expression meaning to agree wholeheartedly with someone, built on abonder's original Latin sense (abundare, "to overflow") extended metaphorically to an overflow of agreement.

Simple tenses

Present

jeabonde
tuabondes
il/elleabonde
nousabondons
vousabondez
ils/ellesabondent

Imperfect

jeabondais
tuabondais
il/elleabondait
nousabondions
vousabondiez
ils/ellesabondaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeabondai
tuabondas
il/elleabonda
nousabondâmes
vousabondâtes
ils/ellesabondèrent

Future

jeabonderai
tuabonderas
il/elleabondera
nousabonderons
vousabonderez
ils/ellesabonderont

Conditional

jeabonderais
tuabonderais
il/elleabonderait
nousabonderions
vousabonderiez
ils/ellesabonderaient

Subjunctive

jeabonde
tuabondes
il/elleabonde
nousabondions
vousabondiez
ils/ellesabondent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeabondasse
tuabondasses
il/elleabondât
nousabondassions
vousabondassiez
ils/ellesabondassent

Imperative

tuabonde
nousabondons
vousabondez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai abondé
tuas abondé
il/ellea abondé
nousavons abondé
vousavez abondé
ils/ellesont abondé

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais abondé
tuavais abondé
il/elleavait abondé
nousavions abondé
vousaviez abondé
ils/ellesavaient abondé

Passé antérieur

jeeus abondé
tueus abondé
il/elleeut abondé
nouseûmes abondé
vouseûtes abondé
ils/elleseurent abondé

Futur antérieur

jeaurai abondé
tuauras abondé
il/elleaura abondé
nousaurons abondé
vousaurez abondé
ils/ellesauront abondé

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais abondé
tuaurais abondé
il/elleaurait abondé
nousaurions abondé
vousauriez abondé
ils/ellesauraient abondé

Subjonctif passé

jeaie abondé
tuaies abondé
il/elleait abondé
nousayons abondé
vousayez abondé
ils/ellesaient abondé

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse abondé
tueusses abondé
il/elleeût abondé
nouseussions abondé
vouseussiez abondé
ils/elleseussent abondé

Impératif passé

tuaie abondé
nousayons abondé
vousayez abondé

Other

Present participle

abondant

Past participle

abondé

Infinitive

abonder

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Frequently asked questions

What does "abonder" mean?

"abonder" means "to be found in large amounts; to abound; to abound; to teem; to be swarming or overflowing with (object marked with en, rarely de)".

How do you conjugate "abonder" in the present tense?

The present of "abonder" is: je abonde, tu abondes, il/elle abonde, nous abondons, vous abondez, ils/elles abondent.

What is the Passé composé of "abonder"?

The passé composé of "abonder" is: je ai abondé, tu as abondé, il/elle a abondé, nous avons abondé, vous avez abondé, ils/elles ont abondé.

What is the Imperative of "abonder"?

The imperative of "abonder" is: tu abonde, nous abondons, vous abondez.