bound
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/baʊnd/
🇬🇧
/baʊnd/
adjective
B2
very likely to happen
These problems were bound to happen.
C1
forced to do something by a rule or agreement
You are bound by the contract to pay on time.
R
unable to move or work normally because of something
Strike-bound travelers face long delays.
R
going to a particular place
The Paris-bound train leaves soon.
intransitive verb
R
to jump or run with big steps
The dogs bounded ahead happily.
R
to form the edge or limit of something
The field was bound by a fence on all sides.
noun
R
a big jump
The dog made a big bound over the fence.
translation
very likely to happen; forced to do something by a rule or agreement; unable to move or work normally because of something; going to a particular place
to jump or run with big steps; to form the edge or limit of something
a big jump
Word Forms
3rd Present
bounds
Progressive
bounding
Past
bounded
Plural
bounds
Perfect
bounded