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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 days ago · 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.
determined or resolved: He is bound to go. Pathology. constipated. Mathematics. (of a vector) having a specified initial point as well as magnitude and direction. Compare free ( def 32 ). held with another element, substance, or material in chemical or physical union.
certain to do something, or certain to happen: You're bound to feel nervous before your driving test. bound up with sth. closely connected with something: A country's culture is bound up with its language and history. bound adjective (FORCED) having a moral or legal duty to do something: The witness was bound by an oath to tell the truth.
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.
From Longman Business Dictionary bound /baʊnd/ adjective be bound if someone is bound by a law, promise, or agreement, they have to do what it says He is still bound by his contract with the record label. The developer is legally bound to abide by the conditions in the planning permission.
bound. verb. /baʊnd/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to run with long steps, especially in an enthusiastic way The dogs bounded ahead. Want to learn more?
