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BOUND definition: 1. certain or extremely likely to happen: 2. to be seriously intending to do something: 3. I am…. Learn more.
The meaning of BOUND is fastened by or as if by a band : confined. How to use bound in a sentence.
having a moral or legal duty to do something. 受束縛的，受約束的；（法律或道德上）有義務的. The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important decisions. 公司受一項特殊協定的約束，須請工會參與重大決策。. She feels ( duty)-bound to tell him everything. 她覺得自己有 ...
having a moral or legal duty to do something: The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important decisions. duty-bound She feels duty-bound to tell him everything. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
postpositive, often foll byby compelled or obliged to act, behave, or think in a particular way, as by duty, circumstance, or convention. (of a book) secured within a cover or binding See also half-bound. to deliver bound books. postpositive, foll byon resolved; determined. bound on winning.
Definition of bound adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to fasten or tie (something) with a string, rope, etc.:[ ~ + object] She bound her hair with a ribbon. to bandage: [ ~ + object (+ up)] to bind one's wounds (up). [ ~ + (+ up) + object] to bind (up) his wounds. [ ~ + object] to cause to cohere: Ice bound the soil.
bound [not before noun] certain to happen, or to do or be something. Bound is used only in the phrase bound to do/be, etc.: There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced. You've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam. sure certain to happen or be true; that can be trusted or relied on: She's sure to be picked for ...
1. Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind. If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is already known or exists. There are bound to be price increases next year.
To bound is to jump or hop — usually as you run. Bound can also mean to go or to plan to go, especially to a certain destination, as in being bound for New York or homeward-bound.
