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    bound
    /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 certainsurevery likelyguaranteed
    • 2. restricted or confined to a specified place: "his job kept him city-bound"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBOUND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BOUND definition: 1. certain or extremely likely to happen: 2. to be seriously intending to do something: 3. I am…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › boundBound Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBOUND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BOUND meaning: 1. certain or extremely likely to happen: 2. to be seriously intending to do something: 3. I am…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › boundBOUND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    bound. 1. [ bound ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. 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.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › boundBound - definition of bound by The Free Dictionary

    Define bound. bound synonyms, bound pronunciation, bound translation, English dictionary definition of bound. intr.v. bound·ed , bound·ing , bounds 1. To leap forward or upward; jump; spring: The dog bounded over the gate.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › boundBound - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbound adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of bound adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBOUND | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    BOUND definition: 1. certain to do something, or certain to happen: 2. closely connected with something: 3. having…. Learn more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBOUND definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › boundBound Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    In such a hurry, she was bound to leave something behind that she would need later. I would rather have a book bound by a hard cover than paperback. The two bound men were led off to the master's house.