Meaning

9 senses
  1. (not comparable, with infinitive)Obliged (to).

    You are not legally bound to reply.

    verpflichtet, gebunden

    обяза́нныйobjazánnyj, до́лжныйdólžnyj

  2. (not comparable)That cannot stand alone as a free word.

  3. (not comparable)Constrained by a quantifier.

    свя́занныйsvjázannyj, обяза́нныйobjazánnyj

  4. (dated, not comparable)Constipated; costive.

  5. (in compounds, not comparable)Confined or restricted to a certain place.

    railbound

    confined by bonds

  6. (in compounds, not comparable)Unable to move in certain conditions.

    snowbound

  7. Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

    Which way are you bound? —I'm already homeward bound.

    Is that message bound for me?

    направля́ющийсяnapravljájuščijsja

  8. (with infinitive)Very likely (to), certain to

    They were bound to come into conflict eventually.

    непреме́нныйnepreménnyj

  9. (obsolete)Ready, prepared.

    bereit

    гото́выйgotóvyj

Examples

387 sentences
  1. The plan is bound to succeed.

    План приречений на успіх.

    ruПлан обречен на успех.

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  2. This train is bound for Boston.

    Це потяг на Бостон.

    ruЭто поезд на Бостон.

    deDieser Zug ist auf dem Weg nach Boston.

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  3. He's bound to notice your mistake.

    Він обов'язково помітить твою помилку.

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  4. We knew that was bound to happen.

    Ми знали, що це обов'язково трапиться.

    ruМы знали, что это непременно случится.

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  5. Tom got on a bus bound for Boston.

    Том сів у автобус на Бостон.

    ruТом сел в автобус на Бостон.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 5
obliged to:
constrained by something, or constrained to something:
ready, prepared:
ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of):
very likely to:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
obliged to:
ready, prepared:

Origin

From Middle English bound, bund (preterite) and bounden, bunden, ibunden, ȝebunden (past p

From Middle English bound, bund (preterite) and bounden, bunden, ibunden, ȝebunden (past participle), from Old English bund- and bunden, ġebunden respectively. See bind.

From Middle English bownde, alternation (with -d partly for euphonic effect and partly by association with Etymology 1 above) of Middle English boun, from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa (“to prepare”).

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Forms

more bound, most bound
Comparativemore bound Lesson
Superlativemost bound Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (usually followed by ‘to’) governed by fate:destined
  • headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’:destined
  • covered or wrapped with a bandage:bandaged
  • bound by contract:apprenticedarticledindentured

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

90 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • is bound to
  • bound to happen
  • bound to fail
  • bound to be

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bound — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto