Meaning of "bound" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BOUND

bound  [baʊnd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOUND

Bound is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bound in English.

WHAT DOES BOUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bound

Bound may refer to: ▪ The Rough Bounds, in Scotland ▪ Upper and lower bounds, observed limits of mathematical functions ▪ Terms or bounds, segments of each astrological sign that are said to have different ruling planets ▪ Bound state, in physics ▪ Bounds checking, in computer programming ▪ In law, parties can be bound to an enforceable contract ▪ Beating the bounds, checking all the way round the boundaries of an area ▪ Bound, a descriptor of a book that has gone through the bookbinding process ▪ Edward McKendree Bounds, a Methodist minister and author of books chiefly on prayer ▪ Bound up, a physical restraint technique. ▪ To walk with a spring in one's step. ▪ Bound, British 4 wheeled cyclecar made in 1920 ▪ Bound Bar, a bar in Paris. In entertainment: ▪ Bound, a 1996 film by the Wachowskis ▪ "Bound", a fourth season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise ▪ "Bound", a Song from Rusted Angel by Darkane ▪ The Bound another name for the race called Bount in the anime Bleach. ▪ "Bound", an episode of the television series Fringe...

Definition of bound in the English dictionary

The first definition of bound in the dictionary is in bonds or chains; tied with or as if with a rope. Other definition of bound is restricted; confined. Bound is also destined; sure; certain.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOUND

PRESENT

Present

I bound

you bound

he/she/it bounds

we bound

you bound

they bound

Present continuous

I am bounding

you are bounding

he/she/it is bounding

we are bounding

you are bounding

they are bounding

Present perfect

I have bounded

you have bounded

he/she/it has bounded

we have bounded

you have bounded

they have bounded

Present perfect continuous

I have been bounding

you have been bounding

he/she/it has been bounding

we have been bounding

you have been bounding

they have been bounding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bounded

you bounded

he/she/it bounded

we bounded

you bounded

they bounded

Past continuous

I was bounding

you were bounding

he/she/it was bounding

we were bounding

you were bounding

they were bounding

Past perfect

I had bounded

you had bounded

he/she/it had bounded

we had bounded

you had bounded

they had bounded

Past perfect continuous

I had been bounding

you had been bounding

he/she/it had been bounding

we had been bounding

you had been bounding

they had been bounding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bound

you will bound

he/she/it will bound

we will bound

you will bound

they will bound

Future continuous

I will be bounding

you will be bounding

he/she/it will be bounding

we will be bounding

you will be bounding

they will be bounding

Future perfect

I will have bounded

you will have bounded

he/she/it will have bounded

we will have bounded

you will have bounded

they will have bounded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bounding

you will have been bounding

he/she/it will have been bounding

we will have been bounding

you will have been bounding

they will have been bounding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bound

you would bound

he/she/it would bound

we would bound

you would bound

they would bound

Conditional continuous

I would be bounding

you would be bounding

he/she/it would be bounding

we would be bounding

you would be bounding

they would be bounding

Conditional perfect

I would have bound

you would have bound

he/she/it would have bound

we would have bound

you would have bound

they would have bound

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bounding

you would have been bounding

he/she/it would have been bounding

we would have been bounding

you would have been bounding

they would have been bounding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bound
we let´s bound
you bound

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bound

Past participle

bounded

Present Participle

bounding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BOUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bound» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bound

adhere · annoyance · attach · attached · bandage · beholden · bob · bond · border · bore · bounce · caper · cement · certain · circumscribe · committed · compel · compelled · confine · consolidate · constrain · constrained · cover · define · delimit · demarcate · destined · detain · difficulty · dilemma · doomed · drag · dress · duty-bound · edge · encase · encircle · enclose · engage · fasten · fated · finish · fix · fixed · force · forced · frisk · fuse · gambol · glue · hamper · handicap · hassle · hem · hinder · hitch · hurdle · impede · impel · inconvenience · inhibit · join · jump · knot · lash · lashed · leap · limit · link · lope · make · necessitate · nuisance · obligate · obligated · oblige · obliged · pain in the arse · pain in the neck · paste · pest · pounce · prance · predicament · prescribe · quandary · require · restrain · restrict · rope · secure · skip · spot · spring · stick · strap · sure · surround · swathe · terminate · tie · tie up · tied · trim · truss · unify · unite · uphill · vault · wrap

TRANSLATION OF BOUND

Find out the translation of bound to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bound from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bound» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 绑定
• Translator English - Spanish: cota
• English: bound
• Translator English - Hindi: बाउंड
• Translator English - Arabic: ملزمة
• Translator English - Russian: граница
• Translator English - Portuguese: bound
• Translator English - Bengali: আবদ্ধ
• Translator English - French: lié
• Translator English - Malay: terikat
• Translator English - German: gebunden
• Translator English - Japanese: バウンド
• Translator English - Korean: 바인딩
• Translator English - Javanese: Bound
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ràng buộc
• Translator English - Tamil: பிணைப்பு
• Translator English - Marathi: बांधील
• Translator English - Turkish: ciltli
• Translator English - Italian: bound
• Translator English - Polish: związany
• Translator English - Ukrainian: межа
• Translator English - Romanian: legat
• Translator English - Greek: δεσμευμένο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gebonde
• Translator English - Swedish: bundet
• Translator English - Norwegian: bundet

10 QUOTES WITH «BOUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bound.

1

Randa Abdel-Fattah

One of the first serious attempts I made to write a novel was when I was in Grade 6 and I had read 'Matilda.' I wrote my own version and my teacher had it bound and permitted me to read it to the class - cementing my love of reading, writing and Roald Dahl!

2

Saint Ambrose

It is not from your own goods that you give to the beggar; it is a portion of his own that you are restoring to him. The Earth belongs to all. So you are paying back a debt and think you are making a gift to which you are not bound.

3

Joan Van Ark

When two characters or two actresses are together for a while there is bound to be chemistry developing.

4

Carol Bellamy

By ratifying the Convention, governments become legally bound to implement the rights therein.

5

Nuno Bettencourt

Obviously the biggest change is that it's me by myself. When you don't have another band interpreting your songs or playing them the way that they have, it's bound to sound different.

6

Jakob Bohme

A Christian is of no sect. He can dwell in the midst of sects, and appear in their services, without being attached or bound to any. He hath but one knowledge, and that is, Christ in him.

7

Joseph Brodsky

After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake one of them, it had better be life.

8

David Carradine

Why would you be afraid of death? It would be an inconvenience. I have a lot of undone things and it's bound to get in the way. But, no, it doesn't scare me at all.

9

Caleb Cushing

Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this country and in England, I have argued that this House is bound to revive the Petition under debate.

10

Barbara Deming

After the revolution, let us hope, prisons simply would not exist - if by prisons we mean places that could be experienced by the men and women in them at all as every place that goes by that name now is bound to be experienced.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOUND»

Discover the use of bound in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bound and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Blood Bound

Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and in dark ones.

Patricia Briggs, 2007

Bound

In this searing story, Donna Jo Napoli, acclaimed author of Beast and Breath, delves into the roots of the Cinderella myth and unearths a tale as powerful as it is familiar.

Donna Jo Napoli, 2008

Bound by Law?: Tales from the Public Domain

What's going on here? It's the collision of documentary filmmaking and intellectual property law, and it's the inspiration for this new comic book.

Keith Aoki, James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins, 2006

The Ties that Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England

Uses wills, coroners' rolls, and archaeological research to describe the homes, furnishings, clothing, food, kinship bonds, home economy, and stages of life of thirteenth-and fourteenth-century families

Barbara A. Hanawalt, 1986

Prometheus Bound

Aeschylus originally wrote Prometheus Bound as part of a tragic trilogy, and this translation is unique in including the extant fragments of the companion plays.

Aeschylus, 1989

Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory is the autobiography of Woody Guthrie, the founder of modern American folk music.

Woody Guthrie, 2004

Culture Bound: Bridging the Cultural Gap in Language Teaching

This book is designed to give language teachers a basis for introducing a cultural component into their teaching.

Joyce Merrill Valdes, 1986

Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America

African American athletes have experienced a tumultuous relationship with mainstream white America. Glory Bound brings together for the first time eleven essays that explore this complex topic.

David Kenneth Wiggins, 1997

Eastward Bound: Travel and Travellers, 1050-1550

Eastward Bound looks at travel and travelers in the medieval period.

Rosamund Allen, 2004

Branch-and-Bound Applications in Combinatorial Data Analysis

1.3 An Outline of the Monograph Throughout the remainder of this monograph, we will focus on important application areas of the branch-and-bound method in combinatorial data analysis. The heaviest focus will be placed on applications to  ...

Michael J. Brusco, Stephanie Stahl, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bound is used in the context of the following news items.

Migrant dies on UK-bound freight train near Calais

Migrant dies on UK-bound freight train near Calais. Death is second in two weeks amid migration crisis at French port, causing delayed ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

SF-Bound Southwest Flight from Arizona Makes Emergency …

A San Francisco-bound Southwest flight from Phoenix had to return to Sky Harbor Airport in Arizona for an emergency landing late Monday, ... «NBC Bay Area, Jul 15»

Charlotte Flight Bound For MSP Grounded After 'Undisclosed …

American Airlines confirmed to the station that flight UA 1865 bound for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport had to circle back to the ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Tunisia recovers bodies of Italy-bound migrants

Tunisian coast guards recovered the decomposed bodies of five migrants who apparently drowned at sea as they sought to reach Italy from ... «The Local.it, Jul 15»

Is Pirlo Man City-bound on loan?

Andrea Pirlo's long-awaited move to New York City FC has led some to suggest he could follow in Frank Lampard's footsteps and play for ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»

Former teacher bound over on sexual assault charge

HASTINGS — A former Hastings teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student has been bound over to Adams County District ... «Grand Island Independent, Jul 15»

SE Asia Stocks - Range-bound; Thai index snaps losing streak

BANGKOK, July 7 Southeast Asian stock markets were range-bound on Tuesday as investors awaited developments in the Greek debt talks, ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

Award-winning air cadet is bound for South Africa

An air cadet from the Isle of Man is preparing for a potentially life-changing experience having won a national award. Douglas-based Stephen ... «Isle of Man Today, Jul 15»

Bound'ry Owner Says Closure Is Only Temporary, With Catering …

Joe Davis, owner of pioneering Midtown spot Bound'ry, says the restaurant's ... "Bound'ry has been an integral part of Midtown for a long time. «Nashville Scene, Jul 15»

S.A., Spurs remain dear to CBS-bound reporter

Former WOAI-TV reporter Mireya Villarreal is joining CBS News and will be based in Los Angeles. Former WOAI-TV reporter Mireya Villarreal ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»