Meaning

2 senses
  1. Connected or relevant.

    Social mobility is often closely bound up with socioeconomic status.

    closely or inseparably connected or associated with

  2. Focused intently on something to the exclusion of other matters.

    He was so bound up in his reading all weekend that he forgot to do the chores.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. This is closely bound up with the question.

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  2. My sister is now bound up in her work.

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  3. The employees' interests are bound up with those of the corporation.

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  4. May his soul be bound up in the bond of life.

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  5. My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

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Forms

more bound up, most bound up
Comparativemore bound up Lesson
Superlativemost bound up Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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