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I don't believe there's an afterlife - but I don't believe there's an end to life. Consciousness goes beyond the bounds of your body.
Lily Cole

Meaning of "bounds" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOUNDS

bounds  [baʊndz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOUNDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bounds is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOUNDS 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 bounds in the English dictionary

The definition of bounds in the dictionary is a limit; boundary. Other definition of bounds is something that restrains or confines, esp the standards of a society.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOUNDS


bands
bændz
Bonds
bɒndz
diamonds
ˈdaɪəməndz
ends
ɛndz
funds
fʌndz
grounds
ˈɡraʊndz
hands
hændz
hounds
haʊndz
Islands
ˈaɪləndz
lands
lændz
Netherlands
ˈnɛðələndz
petropounds
ˈpɛtrəʊˌpaʊndz
seconds
ˈsekəndz
showgrounds
ˈʃəʊˌɡraʊndz
sounds
saʊndz
surrounds
səˈraʊndz
swounds
zwaʊndz
thousands
ˈθaʊzəndz
weekends
ˌwiːkˈɛndz
zounds
zaʊndz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOUNDS

boundary
boundary changes
Boundary Commission
boundary dispute
boundary fence
boundary layer
boundary line
boundary rider
boundary-stone
bounded
boundedness
bounden
bounden duty
bounder
bounderish
boundless
boundlessly
boundlessness
boundness
bounteous

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOUNDS

Barren Grounds
beat the bounds
Bury St Edmunds
by leaps and bounds
Cahokia Mounds
coffee grounds
electronic transfer of funds
feeding grounds
go the rounds
hare and hounds
lick one´s wounds
managed funds
master of foxhounds
master of hounds
out of bounds
ride to hounds
rub salt into someone´s wounds
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
the hounds

Synonyms and antonyms of bounds in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOUNDS»

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

Translation of «bounds» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOUNDS

Find out the translation of bounds to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bounds from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bounds» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

边界
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

límites
570 millions of speakers

English

bounds
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حدود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

границы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

limites
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bornes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sempadan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grenzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

境界
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wates
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giới hạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எல்லைக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सीमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sınırları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

misura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

granice
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кордону
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

limite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grense
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bounds
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grenser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bounds

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUNDS»

The term «bounds» is very widely used and occupies the 3.110 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUNDS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bounds» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bounds» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bounds

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10 QUOTES WITH «BOUNDS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bounds.
1
Colin Angle
In the end, robots do things that people can do. So there is a cost above which you can hire somebody to do it, and that bounds the opportunity.
2
Avi Arad
Obviously, CGI in the last ten years has gone through such leaps and bounds that today, people are looking for these kinds of movies to wow audiences with technology.
3
Arthur Ashe
My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
4
Benjamin Banneker
I have no influence with the rising generation. All my arguments have failed to induce them to set bounds to their wants.
5
Kylie Bax
Some tell me I'll break my ankle on my high heels - but I live in them. I'm known for doing speed dashes and leaps and bounds in heels. No problem.
6
Richard Ben-Veniste
At bottom, the decision to pardon Nixon was a political judgment properly within the bounds of Ford's constitutional authority. The specter of a former president in the criminal dock as our country moved into its bicentennial year was profoundly disturbing.
7
Vinoba Bhave
It is only when our life proceeds within bounds and in an accepted, disciplined way, that the mind can be free.
8
Sydney Brenner
Many have gone on to do important scientific work but all remember those wonderful times when we and our science were young and our excitement in meeting new challenges knew no bounds.
9
Lily Cole
I don't believe there's an afterlife - but I don't believe there's an end to life. Consciousness goes beyond the bounds of your body.
10
Joseph Conrad
In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away beyond the bounds of our normal sensibility.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOUNDS»

Discover the use of bounds in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bounds and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bounds of Justice
Argues for a concept of justice that takes account of boundaries, institutions and human diversity.
Onora O'Neill, 2000
2
Antitrust and the Bounds of Power: The Dilemma of Liberal ...
Amato is head of the Italian Antitrust Authority, a professor of law at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and a former Prime Minister of Italy.
Giuliano Amato, 1997
3
Bodies Out of Bounds: Fatness and Transgression
"This is an exceptional collection--the subject is of obvious importance, yet terribly undertheorized and unexamined. I know of no other work that offers what this collection provides.
Jana Evans Braziel, Kathleen LeBesco, 2001
4
Reason Within the Bounds of Religion
Expanding on his 1976 study of the bearing of Christian faith on the practice of scholarship, Wolterstorff has added a substantial new section on the role of faith in the decisions scholars make about their choice of subject matter.
Nicholas Wolterstorff, 1984
5
Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope
" This unique and dramatic collection of stories -- by native South African and Carnegie Medalist Beverley Naidoo -- is about young people's choices in a beautiful country made ugly by injustice.
Beverley Naidoo, 2010
6
The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds on Prayer: Experience the ...
Learn the secrets of effective prayer for every need. The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds on Prayer is the definitive Bounds collection in modern English. Eight classic explorations cover every aspect of prayer in a readable way.
E. M. Bounds, 2004
7
E. M. Bounds on Prayer
He devoted the last 17 years of his life to intense intercession and to penning some of the most perennially popular works about prayer. This attractive volume features the very best of his beloved writings. "God shapes the world by prayer.
E. M. Bounds, 2006
8
Without Bounds: The Life and Death of Rabbi Ya'aqov Wazana
Without Bounds illuminates the life of the mysterious Rabbi Ya'aqov Wazana, a great Jewish healer who worked in the Western High Atlas region in southern Morocco and died there in the early 1950s.
Yoram Bilu, 2000
9
Bounds of Sense
The Bounds of Sense is one of the most influential books ever written about Kant’s philosophy, and is one of the key philosophical works of the late Twentieth century.
Peter Strawson, 2002
10
Out of Bounds: Sports, Media, and the Politics of Identity
Essays in the collection challenge media wisdom about the apolitical nature of sports by examining how they contribute to the contested process of defining social identities.
Aaron Baker, Todd Boyd, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOUNDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bounds is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pritchard grows by leaps and bounds
Middletown rising junior Erika Pritchard (14), who has received a scholarship to play volleyball at the University of Maryland, earned a spot on ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
2
Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Teen Beach 2' Bounds Into Top 10
The cast of Disney Channel's "Teen Beach 2" perform live on "Good Morning America" on June 24, 2015 on the ABC Television Network. «Billboard, Jul 15»
3
Obamacare: Roberts' Supreme Court Overstepped It's Bounds, Again
Last week the Supreme Court rendered two controversial landmark decisions, one on Obamacare subsidies and another on same-sex ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
4
Metes and bounds: US Army prepares to expand support in Baltic …
Christopher Jarvis, a native of Spokane, Wash., and an electrical engineer with the 34th Forward Engineer Support Team – Advance, inspects ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»
5
Carpentersville community garden growing by 'leaps and bounds'
Don McCabe of Carpentersville works Tuesday in one of his two community garden plots. This is his second year planting vegetables. «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
6
Ynoa knows no bounds in brilliant effort
ERIE, PA – Gabriel Ynoa threw the fourth solo nine-inning one-hitter in Binghamton Mets history and guided his club to a 5-0 win over the Erie ... «FOX 40 News WICZ TV, Jul 15»
7
Our view: Is SCOTUS overstepping its bounds?
The Supreme Court's rulings on the Affordable Care Act and same-sex marriage last week thrust it into the spotlight and likely will leave it there ... «Desert Dispatch, Jul 15»
8
James Bounds
PARK HILLS -- James Bounds, 55, of Iron Mt. Lake was born in Tucker, Missouri. on June 1, 1960, to the late Clarence and Nadine Bounds. «Daily Journal Online, Jul 15»
9
Out of bounds
The global financial crisis changed the course of the economy, with some commentators expecting a 'new normal' of sustained low growth. «The Actuary, Jul 15»
10
Google And Oracle To Spending A Fortune Together Exploring The …
United States: Google And Oracle To Spending A Fortune Together Exploring The Bounds Of Fair Use. Last Updated: July 1 2015. Article by Justin F. «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»

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