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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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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: 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.
BOUND definition: 1. certain to do something, or certain to happen: 2. closely connected with something: 3. having…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of bound verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
