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Definition of bound 1 in English English dictionary
- If one thing is bound up with or in another, they are closely connected with each other, and it is difficult to consider the two things separately. My fate was bound up with hers Their interests were completely bound up in their careers. = tied up with see also bind over
- If something is bound up in a particular form or place, it is fixed in that form or contained in that place. The manager of a company does not like having a large chunk of his wealth bound up in its shares = tied up in
- Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind
- If one person, thing, or situation is bound to another, they are closely associated with each other, and it is difficult for them to be separated or to escape from each other. We are as tightly bound to the people we dislike as to the people we love
- If a vehicle or person is bound for a particular place, they are travelling towards it. The ship was bound for Italy. a Russian plane bound for Berlin. Bound is also a combining form. a Texas-bound oil freighter. homeward-bound commuters
- If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is already known or exists. There are bound to be price increases next year If you are topless in a public place, this sort of thing is bound to happen
- If you say that something is bound to happen or be true, you feel confident and certain of it, although you have no definite knowledge or evidence. I'll show it to Benjamin. He's bound to know We'll have more than one child, and one of them's bound to be a boy