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• bound — [baʊnd] adjective LAW be bound if someone is bound by a law, promise, or agreement, they have to do what it says: • He is still bound by his contract with the record label. • The developer is legally bound to abide by the conditions in the… …   Financial and business terms

• bound — bound1 [baund] the past tense and past participle of ↑bind bound 2 bound2 W3S2 adj [no comparative] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(likely)¦ 2¦(law/agreement)¦ 3¦(duty)¦ 4¦(travelling towards)¦ 5¦(relationship)¦ 6 be bound up in something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bound — bound1 [ baund ] adjective not usually before noun ** 1. ) bound to something that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen: If you have problems at home, it s bound to affect your work. Knowing Jim, he s bound to be late. The kids are out …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bound — 1 the past tense and past participle of bind 1 2 adjective (no comparative) 1 be bound to to be very likely to do or feel a particular thing: Don t lie to her. She s bound to find out about it. | it is bound to be (=used to say that something… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bound — I [[t]ba͟ʊnd[/t]] BE BOUND ♦♦♦ 1) Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind. 2) PHR MODAL 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… …   English dictionary

• Bound monster — The bound monster is an important motif in Norse mythology. The theme is that of an enemy of the gods who is bound or restrained in some way but destined to break free during the time of Ragnarök to cause destruction.This pattern applies… …   Wikipedia

• bound — I adj. (cannot stand alone) headed 1) bound for (bound for London) 2) homeward bound II adj. covered bound in (the book was bound in leather) III adj. sure (cannot stand alone) bound to + inf. (she is bound to find out) IV v. (formal) ( …   Combinatory dictionary

• bound — 01. I don t know how you think you can keep it a secret; someone is [bound] to find out sooner or later. 02. Housing prices are [bound] to go up this year because interest rates have come down. 03. The ferry was [bound] for a small island off the …   Grammatical examples in English

• bound — I adjective 1) his bound ankles Syn: tied, chained, fettered, shackled, secured, tied up 2) she seemed bound to win Syn: certain, sure, very likely, destined, fated, doomed …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bound for something — 1) travelling towards a place The drugs were found on a container ship that was bound for Spain. a taxi bound for Heathrow airport 2) very likely to do something in the future Stan was doing a Master s at Harvard, and bound for a career in… …   English dictionary

• bound up — adjective Date: 1611 closely involved or associated usually used with with < his life was bound up with the town s history > …   New Collegiate Dictionary