bound

CEFRB2

/ˈbaʊ̯nd/

noun · verb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Tied or limited, or moving toward a place.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Obliged (to).

Examples

  • An ox is captured by the horns, a person is bound by his word.

  • There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbæʊ̯nd/
  • /ˈbuːnd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. That cannot stand alone as a free word.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of bind

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Constrained by a quantifier.

More examples

In context

  • Your plan is bound to fail.

  • I bound the splint to my leg.

  • I had bound the splint with duct tape.

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Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bound, bund (preterite) and bounden, bunden, ibunden, ȝebunden (past participle), from Old English bund- and bunden, ġebunden respectively. See bind.