Unbound Meaning
/ʌnˈbaʊnd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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verbsimple past and past participle of unbind
adjNot bound., Not obligated.
"Near-synonyms: unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered; unfettered, fetterless"
adjNot bound., Not tied up.
"Near-synonyms: unfettered, fetterless, unrestrained, unchained, unshackled, shackleless, unmanacled, unhandcuffed"
adjNot bound., Without a binding.
"an unbound book"
"Beneath an old ebony table were two long carved oak chests. I lifted the lid of one, and at the top was a once-white surplice covered with dust, and beneath was a mass of tracts — Commonwealth Quartos, unbound — a prey to worms and decay."— 1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 40:
adjNot bound., Lying beyond the proton or neutron drip line; having a negative particle separation energy; capable of decaying by the spontaneous exothermic emission of one or more nucleons.
"Helium-2 is unbound, as it is energetically favorable for it to split into two separate protons."
Sentence Examples
The book was found in an unbound state in the old library archives.
He felt unbound and free for the first time in many long months.
The unbound pages of the manuscript lay scattered on the desk.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After cutting the rope, the prisoner's hands were finally ____ and he could move freely.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The papers were left ____ on the desk, so she had to spend some time organizing them into a final folder today.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After cutting the rope, the prisoner's hands were finally ____ and he could move freely.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The papers were left ____ on the desk, so she had to spend some time organizing them into a final folder today.