B1verb · transitive · common

bound

bound · bounds · bounded · bounding

обмежити, обмежувати, обмежовувати

ограничивать, прыгать, скакать

begrenzen, umgrenzen

To surround a territory or other geographical entityTo surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.

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/ˈbaʊ̯nd/

» The plan is bound to succeed.

План обречен на успех. — paul_lingvo

План приречений на успіх. — deniko

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Meaning

6 senses

(transitive)To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
grounds bounded on three sides by a river.
France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain.
begrenzen, umgrenzen
ограни́чиватьograníčivatʹ
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
(transitive)To be the bound of.
(intransitive)To leap, move by jumping.
The rabbit bounded down the lane.
пры́гатьprýgatʹ, скака́тьskakátʹ
move forward by leaps and bounds
(transitive)To cause to leap.
to bound a horse
(dated, intransitive)To rebound; to bounce.
A rubber ball bounds on the floor.
(dated, transitive)To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.
to bound a ball on the floor

Examples

387 sentences

The plan is bound to succeed.
План приречений на успіх. — deniko
ruПлан обречен на успех. — paul_lingvo
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This train is bound for Boston.
Це потяг на Бостон. — deniko
ruЭто поезд на Бостон. — Hellerick
deDieser Zug ist auf dem Weg nach Boston. — Tamy
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He's bound to notice your mistake.
Він обов'язково помітить твою помилку. — deniko
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We knew that was bound to happen.
Ми знали, що це обов'язково трапиться. — deniko
ruМы знали, что это непременно случится. — sharptoothed
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Tom got on a bus bound for Boston.
Том сів у автобус на Бостон. — deniko
ruТом сел в автобус на Бостон. — sharptoothed
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to surround a territory:

to leap:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to surround a territory:

Origin

From Middle English bounden, from the noun (see above). From Middle English *bounden (att

From Middle English bounden, from the noun (see above).

From Middle English *bounden (attested as bounten), from French bondir (“leap", "bound", originally "make a loud resounding noise”); perhaps from Late Latin bombitāre (“hum, buzz”), frequentative verb, from Latin bombus (“a humming or buzzing”).

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Forms

bounds, bounding, bounded, bounded

Base form	bound · to bound
3rd person singular	bounds
Present participle	bounding
Past simple	bounded
Past participle	bounded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bound
he, she, it	bounds

Past simpleLesson

all persons

bounded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have bounded
he, she, it	has bounded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bound

Synonyms

17 synonyms

lollop

Close in meaning

form the boundary of; be contiguous to:border
move forward by leaps and bounds:jump leap spring
place limits on (extent or amount or access):restrict trammel limit confine throttle
spring back; spring away from an impact:bounce resile take a hop spring rebound recoil reverberate ricochet

Word family

10 related words

Relatedbounder boundary

DerivedreboundC2 boundable unbound unbounded underbound bound ahead boundling overbound

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

4 patterns

is bound to
bound to happen
bound to fail
bound to be