bound

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/ˈbaʊnd/

adj 8verb 6noun 5name 1

Collocations

(adj.) bound to do sth certain to do sth

VERBS

be, seem

ADV

almost

If you eat that expired food, you're almost bound to get sick.

(adj.) bound (to do sth): obliged to do sth

VERBS

be, feel | become | remain

hold sb

You can't hold me bound by a promise I never made.

ADJ

absolutely | irrevocably

by law, contractually, legally

The company is legally bound to protect all customer information they collect online.

(in) honour, in duty, duty-bound

morally

She was morally bound to tell her friend the truth about what happened.

PREP

The team felt bound by their promise to finish the project before summer.

(adj.) travelling in a particular direction

VERBS

ADV

homeward, outward

PREP

for

The train departing from platform 3 is bound for London.

(adj.) bound up: closely connected

VERBS

be | become

ADV

closely, intimately | inevitably, inextricably | intrinsically

together

Their success and hard work were tightly bound together from the very beginning.

PREP

with

The success of the project is bound up with having enough funding.

Definitions

adj

Obliged (to).

You are not legally bound to reply.

Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.

That cannot stand alone as a free word.

Constrained by a quantifier.

Constipated; costive.

Confined or restricted to a certain place.

railbound

adj

Ready, prepared.

This certain,—that a band of war / Has for two days been ready boune, / At prompt command to march from Doune […].

Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

Which way are you bound? —I'm already homeward bound.

Is that message bound for me?

Very likely (to), certain to

They were bound to come into conflict eventually.

When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. And the queerer the cure for those ailings the bigger the attraction. A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies.

noun

A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.

Somewhere within these bounds you may find a buried treasure.

A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

noun — the greatest possible degree of something

noun — the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of somethin

boundary
bounds

noun — a line determining the limits of an area

verb — place limits on (extent or amount or access)

verb — spring back

verb — move forward by leaps and bounds

verb — form the boundary of

border

adjective — bound by contract

apprenticed
articled
indentured

adjective — headed or intending to head in a certain direction

destined

adjective — covered or wrapped with a bandage

bandaged

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

I'll be bound

An expression of surprise.

Well, I'll be bound!! Another example of following the rules and being undercut on pricing by those who don't follow the regs.

Example Bank

You are not legally bound to reply.

Wiktionary

Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.

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railbound

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This certain,—that a band of war / Has for two days been ready boune, / At prompt command to march from Doune […].

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Which way are you bound? —I'm already homeward bound.

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Is that message bound for me?

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bound is marked as dated, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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