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- Dictionarybound/baʊnd/
verb
- 1. past and past participle of bind
adjective
- 1. certain to be or to do or have something: "there is bound to be a change of plan" Similar
- 2. restricted or confined to a specified place: "his job kept him city-bound"
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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. bound adjective (FASTENED) tied with rope, cord, string, etc.:
1. a. : fastened by or as if by a band : confined. desk-bound. b. : very likely : sure. bound to rain soon. 2. : placed under legal or moral restraint or obligation : obliged. duty-bound. 3. of a book : secured to the covers by cords, tapes, or glue. leather-bound. 4. : determined, resolved. was bound and determined to have his way. 5.
BOUND meaning: 1. certain or extremely likely to happen: 2. to be seriously intending to do something: 3. I am…. Learn more.
1. Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind. 2. phrase. 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.
verb. simple past tense and past participle of bind. adjective. tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner. made fast as if by a band or bond: She is bound to her family. secured within a cover, as a book. under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract. Synonyms: compelled, obliged, liable. destined; sure; certain:
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.
bound [not before noun] certain to happen, or to do or be something. Bound is only used in the phrase bound to do/ be, etc.: You’ve done so much work—you’re bound to pass the exam. • There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced. sure certain to happen or be true; that can be trusted or relied on:
