bound

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Derived terms 1.3.2.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Derived terms 1.4.1.2 Translations 1.4.2 Verb 1.4.2.1 Derived terms 1.4.2.2 Translations 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Adjective 1.5.1.1 Derived terms 1.5.1.2 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /"baUnd/
• IPA: /ˈbaʊnd/
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  Rhymes: -aʊnd

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See bind

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bound

1. Simple past tense and past participle of bind.

   I bound the splint to my leg.

   I had bound the splint with duct tape.

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bound (not comparable)

1. (with infinitive) Obliged (to).

   You are not legally bound to reply.

2. (with infinitive) Very likely (to).

   They were bound to come into conflict eventually.

3. (linguistics) Refers to a type morpheme that cannot stand alone as a free word

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• bound to

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obliged to

• Dutch: gehouden nl(nl)
• French: obligé fr(fr), tenu fr(fr)

very likely to

• Dutch: geacht nl(nl)

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< Middle English bounde < Old French bunne < Mediaeval Latin bodina, earlier butina (“‘a bound, limit’”)

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bound (plural bounds)

1. (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

   I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.

   Somewhere within these bounds you may find a buried treasure.

2. (mathematics) a value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values

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to bound (third-person singular simple present bounds, present participle bounding, simple past and past participle bounded)

1. To surround a territory or other geographical entity.

   France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain.

   Kansas is bounded by Nebraska on the north, Missouri on the east, Oklahoma on the south and Colorado on the west.

2. (mathematics) To be the boundary of.

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[edit] Etymology 3

< French bondir (“‘to leap, bound, orig. make a loud resounding noise’”); perhaps < Late Latin bombitare (“‘to hum, buzz’”), freq. verb < Latin bombus (“‘a humming or buzzing’”).

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bound (plural bounds)

1. A sizeable jump, leap.

   The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.

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• by leaps and bounds

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to bound (third-person singular simple present bounds, present participle bounding, simple past and past participle bounded)

1. To leap, move by jumping.

   The rabbit bounded down the lane.

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• rebound

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[edit] Etymology 4

Alteration of boun, with -d partly for euphonic effect and partly by association with Etymology 1, above.

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bound (comparative more bound, superlative most bound)

1. (obsolete) Ready, prepared.
2. Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

   Which way are you bound?

   Is that message bound for me?

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