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something is bound to happen

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  • 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 — 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 — I UK [baʊnd] / US adjective [not usually before noun] ** 1) something that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen bound to: If you have problems at home, it s bound to affect your work. The kids are out late, so of course she s bound to… …   English dictionary

  • 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*/ — [baʊnd] adj I 1) bound to do sth something that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen If you have problems at home, it s bound to affect your work.[/ex] 2) bound to do sth used for saying that you must do something or you should do… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 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

  • happen — verb (I) 1 if an event or situation happens, it exists and continues for a period of time, especially without being planned first: The accident happened early on Tuesday morning. | No one knew who had fired the gun it all happened so quickly. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • happen — hap|pen W1S1 [ˈhæpən] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hap ( HAPPY)] 1.) when something happens, there is an event, especially one that is not planned = ↑occur ▪ When did the accident happen? ▪ It s impossible to predict what will happen next.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bound — I [[t]baʊnd[/t]] v. 1) pt. and pp. of bind 2) tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner[/ex] 3) cvb confined to or by something: bound to one s desk[/ex] 4) made fast as if by a band or bond 5) secured within a cover, as a book 6) law under a legal or… …   From formal English to slang

  • bound — bound1 boundness, n. /bownd/, v. 1. pt. and pp. of bind. adj. 2. tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner. 3. made fast as if by a band or bond: She is bound to her family. 4. secured within a cover, as a book. 5. under a legal or moral obligation: He is …   Universalium

  • accident waiting to happen — If something is an accident waiting to happen, there s definitely going to be an accident or it s bound to go wrong. ( Disaster waiting to happen is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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